diff --git a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml
index 7ef740a2..f03e9fb4 100644
--- a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml
+++ b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,18 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Set git_repository_url if not provided
       set_fact:
-        git_repository_url: "{{ git_repository_url | default(git_repository_url_default) }}"
+        git_repo_url: "{{ git_repository_url | default(git_repository_url_default) }}"
+      when: git_repository_url is not defined or git_repository_url == ""
+    
+    - name: Use default git_repository_url if not set
+      set_fact:
+        git_repo_url: "{{ git_repository_url_default }}"
+      when: git_repository_url is not defined or git_repository_url == ""
+    
+    - name: Use provided git_repository_url if set
+      set_fact:
+        git_repo_url: "{{ git_repository_url }}"
+      when: git_repository_url is defined and git_repository_url != ""
 
     - name: Ensure Git is installed
       ansible.builtin.apt:
@@ -46,7 +57,7 @@
 
     - name: Clone repository (if not exists)
       ansible.builtin.git:
-        repo: "{{ git_repository_url }}"
+        repo: "{{ git_repo_url }}"
         dest: "{{ application_code_dest }}"
         version: "{{ git_branch }}"
         force: no
@@ -61,7 +72,7 @@
 
     - name: Update repository (if exists)
       ansible.builtin.git:
-        repo: "{{ git_repository_url }}"
+        repo: "{{ git_repo_url }}"
         dest: "{{ application_code_dest }}"
         version: "{{ git_branch }}"
         force: yes