diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 0aa9e9b858a30a19f6a960ded691ac75f798b2d9..379fa04386848a16d5df28cf221b123b0a15e9a3 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "xrootd-ssi-protobuf-interface"]
 	path = xrootd-ssi-protobuf-interface
    url = https://:@gitlab.cern.ch:8443/eos/xrootd-ssi-protobuf-interface.git
-   branch = stable
+#   branch = stable