diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index ea8b044..f96688b 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
 
 # a websockets/html5 or flash powered VNC console for vm instances
 NOVNC_REPO=${NOVNC_REPO:-https://github.com/kanaka/noVNC.git}
-NOVNC_BRANCH=${NOVNC_BRANCH:-master}
+NOVNC_BRANCH=${NOVNC_BRANCH:-stable/v0.6}
 
 # a websockets/html5 or flash powered SPICE console for vm instances
 SPICE_REPO=${SPICE_REPO:-http://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/spice/spice-html5.git}