diff --git a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml
index ffe2609c..7ef740a2 100644
--- a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml
+++ b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   vars:
     application_code_dest: "/home/deploy/michaelschiemer/current"
     git_repository_url_default: "https://git.michaelschiemer.de/michael/michaelschiemer.git"
-    git_repository_url: "{{ git_repository_url | default(git_repository_url_default) }}"
     # Determine branch based on environment
     git_branch: >-
       {%- if deployment_environment == 'staging' -%}
@@ -20,6 +19,10 @@
     deployment_environment: "{{ deployment_environment | default('production') }}"
 
   tasks:
+    - name: Set git_repository_url if not provided
+      set_fact:
+        git_repository_url: "{{ git_repository_url | default(git_repository_url_default) }}"
+
     - name: Ensure Git is installed
       ansible.builtin.apt:
         name: git