diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index 25462b9..513fe71 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
   ci = commit -v
   co = checkout
+  col = "!. ~/.githelpers && checkout_first_matching"
 
   df = "diff --name-only"
   dfo = "df origin/master"
diff --git a/.githelpers b/.githelpers
index 9ac1fd2..e72429c 100644
--- a/.githelpers
+++ b/.githelpers
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ delete_all_my_branches_interactive(){
     done
 }
 
+checkout_first_matching() {
+    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        echo "No pattern provided"
+    else
+        git branch | egrep "$1" | head -1 | xargs git checkout
+    fi
+}
+
 TIMESINCE="function timeSince(date) {\
     var seconds = Math.floor((new Date() - date) / 1000);\
     var interval = Math.floor(seconds / 31536000);\