diff --git a/roles/test-mirror-workspace-git-repos/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/test-mirror-workspace-git-repos/tasks/main.yaml
index 2c9f19184..3cd81bf6f 100644
--- a/roles/test-mirror-workspace-git-repos/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/test-mirror-workspace-git-repos/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   with_dict: "{{ zuul.projects }}"
 
 - name: Synchronize src repos to workspace directory
-  command: "git push --mirror git+ssh://{{ ansible_user }}@{{ ansible_host }}/{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ item.value.src_dir}}"
+  command: "git push --mirror git+ssh://{{ ansible_user }}@{{ ansible_host | ipwrap }}:{{ ansible_port }}/{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ item.value.src_dir}}"
   args:
     chdir: "{{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/{{ item.value.src_dir }}"
   with_dict: "{{ zuul.projects }}"
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
     git config --local --unset receive.denyCurrentBranch
     # checkout the branch matching the branch set up by the executor
     git checkout {{ item.value.checkout }}
+    # put out a status line with the current HEAD
+    echo "{{ item.value.canonical_name }} checked out to:"
+    git log --pretty=oneline  -1
   args:
     chdir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ item.value.src_dir }}"
   with_dict: "{{ zuul.projects }}"