diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a2d892d07f..c3dcde1a39 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 [submodule "opendbc"]
   path = opendbc_repo
   url = https://github.com/sunnypilot/opendbc.git
+  branch = tn
 [submodule "msgq"]
   path = msgq_repo
   url = https://github.com/sunnypilot/msgq.git