diff --git a/zUtil_Python/dct_setup.py b/zUtil_Python/dct_setup.py
index b1ef34c459b2cd63fa1088ce6451f788fecd8a52..8ccc72bc94967a1d818b69c8b6fb440891f0a0ae 100755
--- a/zUtil_Python/dct_setup.py
+++ b/zUtil_Python/dct_setup.py
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         retcode = utils_git.createDeveloperRepo(username = dct_sup.sf_username, \
                                                 dest_dir = dct_sup.repo_dir, \
                                                 branch = dct_sup.branch)
+        utils_git.setRepoConfig("branch.master.rebase", "true");
     else:
         retcode = utils_git.createUserRepo(dest_dir = dct_sup.repo_dir, \
                                            branch = dct_sup.branch)