diff --git a/plugin/packages/wakatime/HISTORY.rst b/plugin/packages/wakatime/HISTORY.rst
index 45d8389..7974b82 100644
--- a/plugin/packages/wakatime/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/plugin/packages/wakatime/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ History
 -------
 
 
+0.5.1 (2013-12-13)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+- second line in .wakatime-project file now sets branch name
+
+
 0.5.0 (2013-12-13)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/plugin/packages/wakatime/README.rst b/plugin/packages/wakatime/README.rst
index 854cc85..3219972 100644
--- a/plugin/packages/wakatime/README.rst
+++ b/plugin/packages/wakatime/README.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 WakaTime
 ========
 
-Automatic time tracking for your text editor. This is the common interface
-for the WakaTime api. You shouldn't need to directly use this package.
+Automatic time tracking for your text editor.
+
+This is the common interface for the WakaTime api. You shouldn't need to directly use this package.
 
 Go to http://wakatime.com to install the plugin for your text editor.
 
diff --git a/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/__init__.py b/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/__init__.py
index e072fc4..c46bd46 100644
--- a/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/__init__.py
+++ b/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 __title__ = 'wakatime'
-__version__ = '0.5.0'
+__version__ = '0.5.1'
 __author__ = 'Alan Hamlett'
 __license__ = 'BSD'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2013 Alan Hamlett'
diff --git a/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/projects/wakatime.py b/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/projects/wakatime.py
index c558467..db9ed56 100644
--- a/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/projects/wakatime.py
+++ b/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/projects/wakatime.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
     Information from a .wakatime-project file about the project for
-    a given file.
+    a given file. First line of .wakatime-project sets the project
+    name. Second line sets the current branch name.
 
     :copyright: (c) 2013 Alan Hamlett.
     :license: BSD, see LICENSE for more details.
@@ -23,20 +24,26 @@ class WakaTime(BaseProject):
 
     def process(self):
         self.config = self._find_config(self.path)
+        self._project_name = None
+        self._project_branch = None
+
         if self.config:
+
+            try:
+                with open(self.config) as fh:
+                    self._project_name = unicode(fh.readline().strip())
+                    self._project_branch = unicode(fh.readline().strip())
+            except IOError as e:
+                log.exception("Exception:")
+
             return True
         return False
 
     def name(self):
-        try:
-            with open(self.config) as fh:
-                return unicode(fh.readline().strip())
-        except IOError as e:
-            log.exception("Exception:")
-        return None
+        return self._project_name
 
     def branch(self):
-        return None
+        return self._project_branch
 
     def _find_config(self, path):
         path = os.path.realpath(path)