diff --git a/roles/xos-vm-install/files/xos-setup-cord-pod-playbook.yml b/roles/xos-vm-install/files/xos-setup-cord-pod-playbook.yml
index e882e29..a55ad9f 100644
--- a/roles/xos-vm-install/files/xos-setup-cord-pod-playbook.yml
+++ b/roles/xos-vm-install/files/xos-setup-cord-pod-playbook.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         repo={{ xos_repo_url }}
         dest={{ xos_repo_dest }}
         version={{ xos_repo_branch }}
+        force=yes
 
     - name: Make XOS prerequisites
       command: make -f {{ xos_repo_dest }}/xos/configurations/common/Makefile.prereqs