diff --git a/spcd.sh b/spcd.sh
index 9a2719e..4ac221e 100644
--- a/spcd.sh
+++ b/spcd.sh
@@ -127,15 +127,15 @@ spcd_set_environment_variables() {
 	else
 		spcd_error_ci "ø"
 	fi
-	#
+	# extra check
+	[ -n "${SPCD_PROJECT_BRANCH}" ] || spcd_error_ci "SPCD_PROJECT_BRANCH"
 	[ -n "${SPCD_PROJECT_ROOT}" ] || spcd_error_ci "SPCD_PROJECT_ROOT"
 	[ -n "${SPCD_PROJECT_PATH}" ] || spcd_error_ci "SPCD_PROJECT_PATH"
 	[ -n "${SPCD_PROJECT_NAME}" ] || spcd_error_ci "SPCD_PROJECT_NAME"
-	[ -n "${SPCD_PROJECT_BRANCH}" ] || spcd_error_ci "SPCD_PROJECT_BRANCH"
 	#
 	spcd_split
-	spcd_echo "SPCD_PROJECT_ROOT" \
-		"SPCD_PROJECT_PATH" "SPCD_PROJECT_NAME" "SPCD_PROJECT_BRANCH"
+	spcd_echo "SPCD_PROJECT_BRANCH" \
+		"SPCD_PROJECT_ROOT" "SPCD_PROJECT_PATH" "SPCD_PROJECT_NAME"
 	# set path
 	SPCD_PATH="$(realpath "${0}")"
 	spcd_echo "SPCD_PATH"