diff --git a/states/roles/maintain/saltmaster/master b/states/roles/maintain/saltmaster/master
index 3d6caa3..aea5fa0 100644
--- a/states/roles/maintain/saltmaster/master
+++ b/states/roles/maintain/saltmaster/master
@@ -441,7 +441,15 @@ file_roots:
 # To specify the order in which environments are merged, set the ordering
 # in the env_order option. Given a conflict, the last matching value will
 # win.
-env_order: ['qual', 'prod']
+{% if pillar['branches'] is defined -%}
+{%- if pillar['branches']['saltmaster'] is defined -%}
+env_order: [
+{%- for branch in pillar['branches']['saltmaster'] -%}
+  '{{-branch}}',
+{%- endfor -%}
+'null']
+{%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}
 
 # If top_file_merging_strategy is set to 'same' and an environment does not
 # contain a top file, the top file in the environment specified by default_top