diff --git a/build/bundle.js b/build/bundle.js
index 216d1ff7..fae34fe2 100644
--- a/build/bundle.js
+++ b/build/bundle.js
@@ -8610,7 +8610,9 @@ var Ref = Backbone.Model.extend({
 
 var Branch = Ref.extend({
   defaults: {
-    visBranch: null
+    visBranch: null,
+    isOrigin: false,
+    origin: null
   },
 
   initialize: function() {
@@ -24046,7 +24048,9 @@ var Ref = Backbone.Model.extend({
 
 var Branch = Ref.extend({
   defaults: {
-    visBranch: null
+    visBranch: null,
+    isOrigin: false,
+    origin: null
   },
 
   initialize: function() {
diff --git a/src/js/git/index.js b/src/js/git/index.js
index d958b852..9a3a15cb 100644
--- a/src/js/git/index.js
+++ b/src/js/git/index.js
@@ -1648,7 +1648,9 @@ var Ref = Backbone.Model.extend({
 
 var Branch = Ref.extend({
   defaults: {
-    visBranch: null
+    visBranch: null,
+    isOrigin: false,
+    origin: null
   },
 
   initialize: function() {
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index aa878786..2d13693f 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Origin things:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 [ ] setup remote model, for now it just has:
 -- a name
--- a URL (default for now)
+-- a URL (default for now)?
 -- points to a completely new git engine instance to interact with
 [ ] Setup branch model to include:
 -- is remote (custom getter)