diff --git a/.travis-test-riot.sh b/.travis-test-riot.sh
index 88b3719b3a..d1c2804b2a 100755
--- a/.travis-test-riot.sh
+++ b/.travis-test-riot.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ popd
 if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" = "develop" ]
 then
     # run end to end tests
-    git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-end-to-end-tests.git --branch master
+    scripts/fetchdep.sh matrix-org matrix-react-end-to-end-tests master
     pushd matrix-react-end-to-end-tests
     ln -s $REACT_SDK_DIR/$RIOT_WEB_DIR riot/riot-web
     # PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=true ./install.sh
diff --git a/scripts/fetchdep.sh b/scripts/fetchdep.sh
index 73c622133b..4f42859439 100755
--- a/scripts/fetchdep.sh
+++ b/scripts/fetchdep.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ set -e
 
 org="$1"
 repo="$2"
+defbranch="$3"
+
+[ -z "$defbranch" ] && defbranch="develop"
 
 rm -r "$repo" || true
 
@@ -18,5 +21,5 @@ then
     git clone https://github.com/$org/$repo.git $repo --branch "$curbranch" && exit 0
 fi
 
-echo "Checking out develop branch"
-git clone https://github.com/$org/$repo.git $repo --branch develop
+echo "Checking out default branch $defbranch"
+git clone https://github.com/$org/$repo.git $repo --branch $defbranch