diff --git a/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml b/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml
index cc1f675..d4ec1b0 100644
--- a/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml
+++ b/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ spec:
 
     - name: deleteExisting
       type: string
-      default: "true"
+      default: "false"
       description: Clean out the contents of the destination directory if it already exists before cloning.
 
     - name: httpProxy