diff --git a/changelog/+398b0883.added.md b/changelog/+398b0883.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9554fab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/+398b0883.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added a "branch" parameter to the client.clone() method to allow properly cloning a client that targets another branch.
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/client.py b/infrahub_sdk/client.py
index fffa8164..8d9de6d2 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/client.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/client.py
@@ -271,6 +271,11 @@ def _build_ip_prefix_allocation_query(
             input_data={"data": input_data},
         )
 
+    def _clone_config(self, branch: str | None = None) -> Config:
+        config = copy.deepcopy(self.config)
+        config.default_branch = branch or config.default_branch
+        return config
+
 
 class InfrahubClient(BaseClient):
     """GraphQL Client to interact with Infrahub."""
@@ -847,9 +852,9 @@ async def process_non_batch() -> tuple[list[InfrahubNode], list[InfrahubNode]]:
                     self.store.set(node=node)
         return nodes
 
-    def clone(self) -> InfrahubClient:
+    def clone(self, branch: str | None = None) -> InfrahubClient:
         """Return a cloned version of the client using the same configuration"""
-        return InfrahubClient(config=self.config)
+        return InfrahubClient(config=self._clone_config(branch=branch))
 
     async def execute_graphql(
         self,
@@ -1591,9 +1596,9 @@ def delete(self, kind: str | type[SchemaTypeSync], id: str, branch: str | None =
         node = InfrahubNodeSync(client=self, schema=schema, branch=branch, data={"id": id})
         node.delete()
 
-    def clone(self) -> InfrahubClientSync:
+    def clone(self, branch: str | None = None) -> InfrahubClientSync:
         """Return a cloned version of the client using the same configuration"""
-        return InfrahubClientSync(config=self.config)
+        return InfrahubClientSync(config=self._clone_config(branch=branch))
 
     def execute_graphql(
         self,
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/generator.py b/infrahub_sdk/generator.py
index 854b3cb4..98fa689f 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/generator.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/generator.py
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.params = params or {}
         self.root_directory = root_directory or os.getcwd()
         self.generator_instance = generator_instance
-        self._init_client = client.clone()
-        self._init_client.config.default_branch = self._init_client.default_branch = self.branch_name
-        self._init_client.store._default_branch = self.branch_name
+        self._init_client = client.clone(branch=self.branch_name)
         self._client: InfrahubClient | None = None
         self._nodes: list[InfrahubNode] = []
         self._related_nodes: list[InfrahubNode] = []
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/recorder.py b/infrahub_sdk/recorder.py
index bf2a715a..40c45dd3 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/recorder.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/recorder.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ def record(response: httpx.Response) -> None:
     def default(cls) -> NoRecorder:
         return cls()
 
+    def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
+        return isinstance(other, NoRecorder)
+
 
 class JSONRecorder(BaseSettings):
     model_config = SettingsConfigDict(env_prefix="INFRAHUB_JSON_RECORDER_")
diff --git a/tests/unit/sdk/test_client.py b/tests/unit/sdk/test_client.py
index 4f7f3ac3..31c38294 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sdk/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/sdk/test_client.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from infrahub_sdk import InfrahubClient, InfrahubClientSync
 from infrahub_sdk.exceptions import NodeNotFoundError
 from infrahub_sdk.node import InfrahubNode, InfrahubNodeSync
+from tests.unit.sdk.conftest import BothClients
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.httpx_mock(can_send_already_matched_responses=True)
 
@@ -761,12 +762,37 @@ async def test_query_echo(httpx_mock: HTTPXMock, echo_clients, client_type):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("client_type", client_types)
-async def test_clone(clients, client_type):
+async def test_clone(clients: BothClients, client_type: str) -> None:
+    """Validate that the configuration of a cloned client is a replica of the original client"""
     if client_type == "standard":
         clone = clients.standard.clone()
         assert clone.config == clients.standard.config
         assert isinstance(clone, InfrahubClient)
+        assert clients.standard.default_branch == clone.default_branch
     else:
         clone = clients.sync.clone()
         assert clone.config == clients.sync.config
         assert isinstance(clone, InfrahubClientSync)
+        assert clients.sync.default_branch == clone.default_branch
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("client_type", client_types)
+async def test_clone_define_branch(clients: BothClients, client_type: str) -> None:
+    """Validate that the clone branch parameter sets the correct branch of the cloned client"""
+    clone_branch = "my_other_branch"
+    if client_type == "standard":
+        original_branch = clients.standard.default_branch
+        clone = clients.standard.clone(branch=clone_branch)
+        assert clients.standard.store._default_branch == original_branch
+        assert isinstance(clone, InfrahubClient)
+        assert clients.standard.default_branch != clone.default_branch
+    else:
+        original_branch = clients.standard.default_branch
+        clone = clients.sync.clone(branch="my_other_branch")
+        assert clients.sync.store._default_branch == original_branch
+        assert isinstance(clone, InfrahubClientSync)
+        assert clients.sync.default_branch != clone.default_branch
+
+    assert clone.default_branch == clone_branch
+    assert original_branch != clone_branch
+    assert clone.store._default_branch == clone_branch