diff --git a/roles/gitweb/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gitweb/tasks/main.yml
index f8b29e7..55e4ff0 100644
--- a/roles/gitweb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitweb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@
           file:
             path: "{{ gitweb_webroot }}"
             mode: "0755"
-            recurse: yes
             state: directory
         - name: Clone repo
           git:
             repo: "{{ gitweb_repo }}"
             dest: "{{ gitweb_webroot }}"
-            force: yes
     - name: Register certificates
       block:
         - name: Configure insecure virtual host configs