diff --git a/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml b/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml
index 05b7f83..77dd1c1 100644
--- a/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml
+++ b/tasks/git-clone-checkout/task.yaml
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ spec:
         #!/bin/sh
         set -eu
 
-        ls -al $HOME
-        cat $HOME/.gitconfig
-        cat $HOME/.git-credentials
-
         if [ "$(params.sslVerify)" = "false" ]; then
           echo "[INFO] Disabling SSL verification"
           git config --global http.sslVerify false
@@ -134,6 +130,8 @@ 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..."