diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index c96add9b1969a33d227f8af66f7b0d25525b38ea..059dbbe7eeba1f4bb06082ff688d6f4d496dfd47 100644
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -89,19 +89,13 @@ if [ ! -d "dumux" ]; then
 else
     echo "Skip cloning dumux because the folder already exists."
 fi
-cd dumux
-git checkout releases/3.0
-cd ..
 
 # dumux-course
 if [ ! -d "dumux-course" ]; then
-    git clone https://git.iws.uni-stuttgart.de/dumux-repositories/dumux-course.git
+    git clone -b releases/3.0 https://git.iws.uni-stuttgart.de/dumux-repositories/dumux-course.git
 else
     echo "Skip cloning dumux-course because the folder already exists."
 fi
-cd dumux-course
-git checkout 2018
-cd ..
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "*********************************************************************************************"