diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/arc/arc-functions.sh b/files/initrd/opt/arc/arc-functions.sh
index d1109324..92a5020d 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/arc/arc-functions.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/arc/arc-functions.sh
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ function updateMenu() {
       7 "Update Modules" \
       8 "Update Patches" \
       9 "Update Custom Kernel" \
-      0 "Branch: (${ARCBRANCH:-"stable"})" \
+      0 "Branch: ${ARCBRANCH}" \
       2>"${TMP_PATH}/resp"
     [ $? -ne 0 ] && break
     case "$(cat ${TMP_PATH}/resp)" in
@@ -1065,11 +1065,9 @@ function updateMenu() {
         opts=$(cat ${TMP_PATH}/opts)
         [ -z "${opts}" ] && return 1
         if [ ${opts} -eq 1 ]; then
-          writeConfigKey "arc.branch" "" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
-          rm -f "${PART1_PATH}/ARC-BRANCH"
+          writeConfigKey "arc.branch" "stable" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
         elif [ ${opts} -eq 2 ]; then
           writeConfigKey "arc.branch" "next" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
-          echo "next" >"${PART1_PATH}/ARC-BRANCH"
         fi
         ARCBRANCH="$(readConfigKey "arc.branch" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}")"
         dialog --backtitle "$(backtitle)" --title "Switch Buildsystem" --aspect 18 \
@@ -1216,7 +1214,7 @@ function sysinfo() {
   done
   # Print Config Informations
   TEXT+="\n\Z4> Arc: ${ARC_VERSION}\Zn"
-  [ -n "${ARCBRANCH}" ] && TEXT+="\n  Branch: \Zb${ARCBRANCH}\Zn"
+  TEXT+="\n  Branch: \Zb${ARCBRANCH}\Zn"
   TEXT+="\n  Subversion: \ZbAddons ${ADDONSVERSION} | Configs ${CONFIGSVERSION} | LKM ${LKMVERSION} | Modules ${MODULESVERSION} | Patches ${PATCHESVERSION}\Zn"
   TEXT+="\n  Config | Build: \Zb${CONFDONE} | ${BUILDDONE}\Zn"
   TEXT+="\n  Config Version: \Zb${CONFIGVER}\Zn"
diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/arc/boot.sh b/files/initrd/opt/arc/boot.sh
index ab346b9f..590fcb68 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/arc/boot.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/arc/boot.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ rm -rf /sys/fs/pstore/* >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 
 BUILDDONE="$(readConfigKey "arc.builddone" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}")"
 [ "${BUILDDONE}" = "false" ] && die "Loader build not completed!"
+ARCBRANCH="$(readConfigKey "arc.branch" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}")"
 
 # Get Loader Disk Bus
 [ -z "${LOADER_DISK}" ] && die "Loader Disk not found!"
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ clear
 COLUMNS=${COLUMNS:-50}
 BANNER="$(figlet -c -w "$(((${COLUMNS})))" "Arc Loader")"
 TITLE="Version:"
-TITLE+=" ${ARC_TITLE}"
+TITLE+=" ${ARC_TITLE} | ${ARCBRANCH}"
 printf "\033[1;30m%*s\n" ${COLUMNS} ""
 printf "\033[1;30m%*s\033[A\n" ${COLUMNS} ""
 printf "\033[1;34m%*s\033[0m\n" ${COLUMNS} "${BANNER}"
diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/arc/include/update.sh b/files/initrd/opt/arc/include/update.sh
index 095d34e9..b6756320 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/arc/include/update.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/arc/include/update.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function upgradeLoader () {
     (
       # Download update file
       echo "Downloading ${TAG}"
-      if [ -n "${ARCBRANCH}" ]; then
+      if [ "${ARCBRANCH}" != "stable" ]; then
         local URL="https://github.com/AuxXxilium/arc/releases/download/${TAG}/arc-${TAG}-${ARCBRANCH}.img.zip"
       else
         local URL="https://github.com/AuxXxilium/arc/releases/download/${TAG}/arc-${TAG}.img.zip"
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ function updateLoader() {
     (
       # Download update file
       echo "Downloading ${TAG}"
-      if [ -n "${ARCBRANCH}" ]; then
+      if [ "${ARCBRANCH}" != "stable" ]; then
         local URL="https://github.com/AuxXxilium/arc/releases/download/${TAG}/update-${ARCBRANCH}.zip"
         local SHA="https://github.com/AuxXxilium/arc/releases/download/${TAG}/checksum-${ARCBRANCH}.sha256"
       else
diff --git a/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh b/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh
index 0e5c5e88..f56fe306 100755
--- a/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh
+++ b/files/initrd/opt/arc/init.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ fi
 # Config Init
 initConfigKey "addons" "{}" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
 initConfigKey "arc" "{}" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
+initConfigKey "arc.branch" "" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
 initConfigKey "arc.builddone" "false" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
 initConfigKey "arc.confdone" "false" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
 initConfigKey "arc.dynamic" "false" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
@@ -85,7 +86,10 @@ if grep -q "automated_arc" /proc/cmdline; then
 else
   writeConfigKey "automated" "false" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
 fi
-[ -f "${PART1_PATH}/ARC-BRANCH" ] && writeConfigKey "arc.branch" "next" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}" || writeConfigKey "arc.branch" "" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
+if [ -f "${PART1_PATH}/ARC-BRANCH" ]; then
+  ARCBRANCH=$(cat "${PART1_PATH}/ARC-BRANCH") && writeConfigKey "arc.branch" "ARCBRANCH" "${USER_CONFIG_FILE}"
+  rm -f "${PART1_PATH}/ARC-BRANCH" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+fi
 [ -f "${PART3_PATH}/automated" ] && rm -f "${PART3_PATH}/automated" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 # Check for compatibility
 compatboot