diff --git a/backend/cmd/config.go b/backend/cmd/config.go
index 3cb268afe..e80b70d52 100644
--- a/backend/cmd/config.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/config.go
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/HyperloopUPV-H8/h9-backend/internal/vehicle"
 )
 
+type Adj struct {
+	Branch string
+}
 type Config struct {
 	Vehicle vehicle.Config
 	Server  server.Config
+	Adj     Adj
 }
diff --git a/backend/cmd/config.toml b/backend/cmd/config.toml
index 297584b3f..8a9f54fa1 100644
--- a/backend/cmd/config.toml
+++ b/backend/cmd/config.toml
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ connections = "/backend"
 files = "/"
 
 [vehicle]
-boardsList = ["VCU"]
\ No newline at end of file
+boardsList = ["VCU"]
+
+[adj]
+branch = "main" # Leave blank when using ADJ as a submodule
diff --git a/backend/cmd/main.go b/backend/cmd/main.go
index 2f18bc11d..1621f43ce 100644
--- a/backend/cmd/main.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/main.go
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ func main() {
 		defer pprof.StopCPUProfile()
 	}
 	runtime.SetBlockProfileRate(*blockprofile)
+
 	config := getConfig("./config.toml")
 
 	// <--- ADJ --->
 
-	adj, err := adj_module.NewADJ()
+	adj, err := adj_module.NewADJ(config.Adj.Branch)
 	if err != nil {
 		trace.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("setting up ADJ")
 	}
diff --git a/backend/internal/adj/adj.go b/backend/internal/adj/adj.go
index 52c02d2e1..7a6ba9ea3 100644
--- a/backend/internal/adj/adj.go
+++ b/backend/internal/adj/adj.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/HyperloopUPV-H8/h9-backend/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -14,8 +15,8 @@ const (
 	RepoPath = "./JSON_ADE/"                                     // Path where the ADJ repository is cloned
 )
 
-func NewADJ() (ADJ, error) {
-	infoRaw, boardsRaw, err := downloadADJ()
+func NewADJ(AdjBranch string) (ADJ, error) {
+	infoRaw, boardsRaw, err := downloadADJ(AdjBranch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ADJ{}, err
 	}
@@ -73,15 +74,8 @@ func NewADJ() (ADJ, error) {
 	return adj, nil
 }
 
-func downloadADJ() (json.RawMessage, json.RawMessage, error) {
-	if !checkRepo() {
-		_, err := git.PlainClone(RepoPath, false, &git.CloneOptions{
-			URL: RepoUrl,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, err
-		}
-	}
+func downloadADJ(AdjBranch string) (json.RawMessage, json.RawMessage, error) {
+	updateRepo(AdjBranch)
 
 	// The BoardIds are applied in the NewADJ function by the getBoardIds function
 	info, err := os.ReadFile(RepoPath + "general_info.json")
@@ -97,12 +91,98 @@ func downloadADJ() (json.RawMessage, json.RawMessage, error) {
 	return info, boardsList, nil
 }
 
-func checkRepo() bool {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(RepoPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return false
+// WARNING: Doing tricks on it
+func updateRepo(AdjBranch string) error {
+	var repo *git.Repository
+	var err error
+
+	if AdjBranch == "" {
+		// Makes use of submodule
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		if _, err = os.Stat(RepoPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			repo, err = git.PlainClone(RepoPath, false, &git.CloneOptions{
+				URL:           RepoUrl,
+				ReferenceName: plumbing.NewBranchReferenceName(AdjBranch),
+				SingleBranch:  true,
+				Depth:         1,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else {
+			repo, err = git.PlainOpen(RepoPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		err = repo.Fetch(&git.FetchOptions{
+			RemoteName: "origin",
+			Force:      true,
+		})
+		if err != nil && err != git.NoErrAlreadyUpToDate {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		head, err := repo.Head()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		branch := head.Name().Short()
+
+		println("actual branch is: ", branch)
+
+		worktree, err := repo.Worktree()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		println(head.Name().Short(), AdjBranch)
+
+		if branch != AdjBranch {
+			localBranchRef := plumbing.NewBranchReferenceName(AdjBranch)
+			_, err = repo.Reference(localBranchRef, false)
+			if err != nil {
+				remoteBranchRef := plumbing.NewRemoteReferenceName("origin", AdjBranch)
+				remoteRef, err2 := repo.Reference(remoteBranchRef, true)
+				if err2 != nil {
+					return err2
+				}
+
+				err = worktree.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
+					Branch: localBranchRef,
+					Create: true,
+					Force:  true,
+					Hash: remoteRef.Hash(),
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					println(err.Error())
+					return err
+				}
+			} else {
+				err = worktree.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
+					Branch: localBranchRef,
+					Force: true,
+				})
+			}
+		}
+
+		err = worktree.Pull(&git.PullOptions{
+			RemoteName:   "origin",
+			SingleBranch: true,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == git.NoErrAlreadyUpToDate {
+				return nil
+			} else {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
-	return true
+	return nil
 }
 
 func getBoards(boardsList map[string]string) (map[string]Board, error) {