diff --git a/flatpak_builder_lint/checks/toplevel.py b/flatpak_builder_lint/checks/toplevel.py
index 6abace67..0ae101eb 100644
--- a/flatpak_builder_lint/checks/toplevel.py
+++ b/flatpak_builder_lint/checks/toplevel.py
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ def check_manifest(self, manifest: dict) -> None:
 
             branch = manifest.get("branch")
             def_branch = manifest.get("default-branch")
-            if branch in ("stable", "master") or def_branch in ("stable", "master"):
+
+            if branch not in ("stable", "beta", None) or def_branch not in (
+                "stable",
+                "beta",
+                None,
+            ):
                 self.errors.add("toplevel-unnecessary-branch")
                 self.info.add(
                     "toplevel-unnecessary-branch: Please remove the toplevel"
diff --git a/tests/test_manifest.py b/tests/test_manifest.py
index 7aef70d6..c2b1c339 100644
--- a/tests/test_manifest.py
+++ b/tests/test_manifest.py
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ def test_manifest_toplevel() -> None:
         "toplevel-no-command",
         "toplevel-cleanup-debug",
         "toplevel-no-modules",
-        "toplevel-unnecessary-branch",
     }
 
     not_founds = {
@@ -101,6 +100,7 @@ def test_manifest_toplevel() -> None:
     found_errors = set(ret["errors"])
 
     assert errors.issubset(found_errors)
+    assert "toplevel-unnecessary-branch" not in found_errors
 
     ret = run_checks("tests/manifests/base_app.json")
     found_errors = set(ret["errors"])