diff --git a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml
index e5c0b322..2e4b55a0 100644
--- a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml
+++ b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@
         version: "{{ git_branch }}"
         force: no
         update: no
-        owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-        group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
       when: not git_repo_exists.stat.exists
       environment:
         GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT: "0"
@@ -66,14 +64,20 @@
         version: "{{ git_branch }}"
         force: yes
         update: yes
-        owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-        group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
       when: git_repo_exists.stat.exists
       environment:
         GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT: "0"
       vars:
         ansible_become: no
 
+    - name: Set ownership of repository files
+      file:
+        path: "{{ application_code_dest }}"
+        owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+        group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+        recurse: yes
+      become: yes
+
     - name: Ensure executable permissions on PHP scripts
       file:
         path: "{{ application_code_dest }}/{{ item }}"