diff --git a/src/centpkg/__init__.py b/src/centpkg/__init__.py
index 3d3c0b6..97c01be 100644
--- a/src/centpkg/__init__.py
+++ b/src/centpkg/__init__.py
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@ class DistGitDirectory(object):
     centosversion = None
     projectname = None
     releasename = None
+    distrobranch = False
 
     def __init__(self, branchtext):
         sigtobranchre = r'sig-(?P<signame>\w+)(?P<centosversion>\d)-?(?P<projectname>\w+)?-?(?P<releasename>\w+)?'
-        match = re.match(sigtobranchre, branchtext)
-        if match:
-            gd = match.groupdict()
+        distrobranchre = r'c(?P<centosversion>\d+)-?(?P<projectname>\w+)?'
+        sigmatch = re.match(sigtobranchre, branchtext)
+        distromatch = re.match(distrobranchre, branchtext)
+        if sigmatch:
+            gd = sigmatch.groupdict()
             self.signame = gd['signame']
             self.centosversion = gd['centosversion']
 
@@ -45,12 +48,26 @@ class DistGitDirectory(object):
                 self.projectname = gd['projectname']
             if gd['releasename'] != 'common':
                 self.releasename = gd['releasename']
+        elif distromatch:
+            gd = distromatch.groupdict()
+            self.distrobranch = True
+            self.signame = 'centos'
+            self.centosversion = gd['centosversion']
+
+            if gd['projectname'] != 'common':
+                self.projectname = gd['projectname']
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Branchname: {0} is not valid".format(branchtext))
 
     @property
     def target(self):
         projectorcommon = self.projectname
         releaseorcommon = self.releasename
 
+        if self.distrobranch:
+            return '-'.join(filter(None, ['c'+self.centosversion,
+                                          projectorcommon]))
+
         if not releaseorcommon:
             if not projectorcommon or projectorcommon == 'common':
                 projectorcommon = 'common'
@@ -76,6 +93,8 @@ class Commands(Commands):
                                       branchre, kojiconfig, build_client,
                                       user, dist, target, quiet)
 
+        self.distgitdir = DistGitDirectory(self.branch_merge)
+
     def _is_sigbranch(self):
         # if the current branch is not in the form c<version>, c<version>-plus,
         # or c<version>-extras it's a sig branch