diff --git a/birb b/birb
index ffa6b71..8ec3c06 100755
--- a/birb
+++ b/birb
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# URL where birb gets its source code from
-BIRB_REMOTE="https://github.com/birb-linux/birb"
-
 # Check if the LFS variable is set
 # If it isn't empty, it means that we are installing
 # BirbOS and the LFS variable should be used as the
@@ -57,6 +54,10 @@ BIRB_REPO_LIST_PATH="$INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/birb-sources.conf"
 [ -z "$BUILD_JOBS" ] && BUILD_JOBS="$(nproc)"
 [ -z "$ENABLE_32BIT_PACKAGES" ] && ENABLE_32BIT_PACKAGES=yes
 
+# URL where birb gets its source code from
+[ -z "$BIRB_REMOTE" ] && BIRB_REMOTE="https://github.com/birb-linux/birb"
+
+
 # Load the configuration file (if it exists)
 if [ -f "$BIRB_CFG_PATH" ]
 then
diff --git a/birb.conf b/birb.conf
index d9d5b18..a357f74 100644
--- a/birb.conf
+++ b/birb.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 # 	instead of the more stable main branch when fetching updates
 export BIRB_DEV_MODE=false
 
+# Birb remote
+# 	This variable controls the remote git repository that birb
+# 	fetches its updates from
+#
+# 	You can customize this to fit your own needs if you have your own fork
+# 	of birb for example
+export BIRB_REMOTE="https://github.com/birb-linux/birb"
 
 # NOTE: These custom compiler flags only apply to the 64bit libraries