diff --git a/buildout.cfg b/buildout.cfg
index 9db68f9e7e92efc292a8d1d57ff427eb6fd5db4f..10bcc70b9c42e780f28de235ec895427677652a4 100644
--- a/buildout.cfg
+++ b/buildout.cfg
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ eggs = alabaster
        wsgiref
 
 [sources]
-beat.core = git git@gitlab.idiap.ch:beat/beat.core
-beat.cmdline = git git@gitlab.idiap.ch:beat/beat.cmdline
+beat.core = git git@gitlab.idiap.ch:beat/beat.core branch=gevent
+beat.cmdline = git git@gitlab.idiap.ch:beat/beat.cmdline branch=gevent
 beat.backend.python = git git@gitlab.idiap.ch:beat/beat.backend.python
 beat.examples = git git@gitlab.idiap.ch:beat/beat.examples egg=false
 cpulimit = git https://github.com/opsengine/cpulimit rev=v0.2 egg=false