diff --git a/ckan/ckan/defaults/main.yml b/ckan/ckan/defaults/main.yml
index ae73470b..d45d6441 100644
--- a/ckan/ckan/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ckan/ckan/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ ckan_db_user: ckan
 ckan_init_db_and_solr: True
 
 # CKAN plugins
-ckan_plugins_state: latest
+ckan_plugins_state: present
+# yes: update the repository. no, do not update
+ckan_git_plugins_state: 'no'
 # Order is important
 ckan_geonetwork_harvester: False
 ckan_ckanext_harvester_url: 'git+https://github.com/ckan/ckanext-harvest.git#egg=ckanext-harvest'
diff --git a/ckan/ckan/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml b/ckan/ckan/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
index 0c326d01..0a93c00d 100644
--- a/ckan/ckan/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
+++ b/ckan/ckan/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_dcat', 'ckan_plugins' ]
   
     - name: Download the CKAN Geonetwork plugin code
-      git: repo={{ ckan_geonetwork_harvester_url }} dest=/usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckanext-geonetwork
+      git: repo={{ ckan_geonetwork_harvester_url }} dest=/usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckanext-geonetwork force=yes update={{ ckan_git_plugins_state }}
       when: ckan_geonetwork_harvester
       register: install_geonetwork_harvester
       tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_geonetwork', 'ckan_plugins' ]
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
       tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_pages', 'ckan_plugins' ]
 
     - name: Download the CKAN LDAP plugin code
-      git: repo={{ ckan_ldap_url }} dest=/usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckanext-ldap
+      git: repo={{ ckan_ldap_url }} dest=/usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckanext-ldap force=yes update={{ ckan_git_plugins_state }}
       when: ckan_ldap
       register: install_ldap_plugin
       tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_ldap', 'ckan_plugins' ]
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
       tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_ldap', 'ckan_plugins' ]
 
     - name: Download the CKAN LIRE plugin code
-      git: repo={{ ckan_ckanext_lire_url }} dest={{ ckan_virtenv }}/src/ckanext-lire
+      git: repo={{ ckan_ckanext_lire_url }} dest={{ ckan_virtenv }}/src/ckanext-lire force=yes update={{ ckan_git_plugins_state }}
       when: ckan_ckanext_lire
       register: install_lire_plugin
       tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_lire', 'ckan_plugins' ]
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
       tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_lire', 'ckan_plugins' ]
 
     - name: Download the CKAN OAI-PMH plugin
-      git: repo={{ ckan_oai_pmh_url }} dest=/usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckanext-oaipmh
+      git: repo={{ ckan_oai_pmh_url }} dest=/usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckanext-oaipmh force=yes update={{ ckan_git_plugins_state }}
       when: ckan_oai_pmh
       register: install_ckan_oai_pmh
       tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_oai_pmh', 'ckan_plugins' ]