diff --git a/roles/webgateway/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/webgateway/tasks/main.yaml
index 1b57c91..d07a16d 100644
--- a/roles/webgateway/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/webgateway/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -107,15 +107,20 @@
     name: nginx
     state: reloaded
 
+- name: "Remove any existing static file directories"
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item.directory }}"
+    state: absent
+  with_items: "{{ static }}"
+
 - name: "Checkout static websites from git"
   ansible.builtin.git:
-    force: true
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.directory }}"
   with_items: "{{ static }}"
 
 - name: "Remove .git directory from static websites"
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ item.directory}}/.git"
+    path: "{{ item.directory }}/.git"
     state: absent
   with_items: "{{ static }}"