diff --git a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml
index f03e9fb4..e5c0b322 100644
--- a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml
+++ b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/deploy-application-code.yml
@@ -19,20 +19,9 @@
     deployment_environment: "{{ deployment_environment | default('production') }}"
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Set git_repository_url if not provided
+    - name: Set git_repo_url from provided value or default
       set_fact:
-        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 != ""
+        git_repo_url: "{{ git_repository_url if (git_repository_url is defined and git_repository_url != '') else git_repository_url_default }}"
 
     - name: Ensure Git is installed
       ansible.builtin.apt: