diff --git a/playbooks/library/git_requirements.py b/playbooks/library/git_requirements.py
index 24dc8969a1..4e69cdfdb9 100644
--- a/playbooks/library/git_requirements.py
+++ b/playbooks/library/git_requirements.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ options:
   force:
     description:
       Boolean. Apply --force flags to git clones wherever
-      possible. Defaults to True. Not required.
+      possible. Defaults to False. Not required.
   core_multiplier:
     description:
       Integer multiplier on the number of cores
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def main():
                   "default": 0},
         "force": {"required": False,
                   "type": "bool",
-                  "default": True},
+                  "default": False},
         "core_multiplier": {"required": False,
                             "type": "int",
                             "default": 4},
diff --git a/scripts/get-ansible-role-requirements.yml b/scripts/get-ansible-role-requirements.yml
index b3213c0180..78719e1f1c 100644
--- a/scripts/get-ansible-role-requirements.yml
+++ b/scripts/get-ansible-role-requirements.yml
@@ -116,16 +116,33 @@
       set_fact:
         clone_roles: "{{ clone_roles + user_roles }}"
 
-    - name: Clone git repos (parallel)
-      git_requirements:
-        default_path: "{{ role_path_default }}"
-        default_depth: 10
-        default_version: "master"
-        repo_info: "{{ clone_roles }}"
-        retries: "{{ git_clone_retries }}"
-        delay: "{{ git_clone_retry_delay }}"
-        force: true
-        core_multiplier: 4
+    - name: Clone git repos
+      block:
+        - name: Clone git repos (parallel)
+          git_requirements:
+            default_path: "{{ role_path_default }}"
+            default_depth: 10
+            default_version: "master"
+            repo_info: "{{ clone_roles }}"
+            retries: "{{ git_clone_retries }}"
+            delay: "{{ git_clone_retry_delay }}"
+            force: "{{ not (ansible_distribution | lower == 'ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version is version('20.04', '>=')) }}"
+            core_multiplier: 4
+      rescue:
+        - name: Clone git repos (with git)
+          git:
+            repo: "{{ item.src }}"
+            dest: "{{ item.path | default(role_path_default) }}/{{ item.name | default(item.src | basename) }}"
+            version: "{{ item.version | default('master') }}"
+            refspec: "{{ item.refspec | default(omit) }}"
+            depth: "{{ item.depth | default('10') }}"
+            update: true
+            force: true
+          with_items: "{{ clone_roles }}"
+          register: git_clone
+          until: git_clone is success
+          retries: "{{ git_clone_retries }}"
+          delay: "{{ git_clone_retry_delay }}"
 
   vars:
     ansible_python_interpreter: "/opt/ansible-runtime/bin/python"