diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/ffmwu-gateways b/inventory/group_vars/ffmwu-gateways
index 1f51382..e960ed5 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/ffmwu-gateways
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/ffmwu-gateways
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ common_repos:
   backend-scripts:
     repo_url: https://github.com/freifunk-mwu/backend-scripts.git
     version: ansible
+    force: no
   icvpn-meta:
     repo_url: https://github.com/freifunk/icvpn-meta.git
     version: master
+    force: no
   icvpn-scripts:
     repo_url: https://github.com/freifunk/icvpn-scripts.git
     version: master
+    force: no
 
 prometheus_components:
   - node_exporter
diff --git a/roles/git-repos/tasks/main.yml b/roles/git-repos/tasks/main.yml
index 05ce77d..8a72302 100644
--- a/roles/git-repos/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/git-repos/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@
     repo: "{{ item.value.repo_url }}"
     dest: "/home/admin/clones/{{ item.key }}"
     version: "{{ item.value.version }}"
+    force: "{{ item.value.force }}"
   with_dict: "{{ common_repos }}"
   become: false