diff --git a/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml b/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml
index 77dd1c1..6e6fec3 100644
--- a/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml
+++ b/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ spec:
 
         cd /workspace/base/$(params.context)
 
-        CLONE_DIR="/source"
+        CLONE_DIR="source"
         if [ -z "$CLONE_DIR" ]; then
           CLONE_DIR="."
         fi
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ spec:
         if [ "$(params.deleteExisting)" = "true" ] && [ -d "$CLONE_DIR" ]; then
           echo "[INFO] Deleting existing directory $CLONE_DIR"
           rm -rf "$CLONE_DIR"
-          mkdir -p "$CLONE_DIR"
-          chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) "$CLONE_DIR"
         fi
 
         echo "[INFO] Cloning repository..."