diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c29af9be..d6e837fd 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 debug: False
 verbose: True
 
+# Update source
+update_src: True
+
 # Name of the virtual env to deploy into
 ironic_venv_tag: untagged
 ironic_venv_bin: "/openstack/venvs/ironic-{{ ironic_venv_tag }}/bin"
diff --git a/tasks/ironic_get_source.yml b/tasks/ironic_get_source.yml
index 8109a517..5c45a3bd 100644
--- a/tasks/ironic_get_source.yml
+++ b/tasks/ironic_get_source.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   git: repo=https://github.com/openstack/ironic.git
        dest={{ ironic_git_dest }}
        version={{ ironic_git_install_branch }}
-       update=no
+       update={{ update_src }}
   register: ironic_checkout
   tags:
     - ironic-api
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   git: repo=https://github.com/openstack/python-ironicclient.git
        dest={{ python_ironicclient_git_dest }}
        version={{ python_ironicclient_git_install_branch }}
-       update=no
+       update={{ update_src }}
   register: python_ironicclient_checkout
   tags:
     - ironic-client