diff --git a/mcapi_vexxhost/playbooks/files/openstack_deploy/group_vars/magnum_all/main.yml b/mcapi_vexxhost/playbooks/files/openstack_deploy/group_vars/magnum_all/main.yml
index 00dbf7b9..c170d933 100644
--- a/mcapi_vexxhost/playbooks/files/openstack_deploy/group_vars/magnum_all/main.yml
+++ b/mcapi_vexxhost/playbooks/files/openstack_deploy/group_vars/magnum_all/main.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 magnum_magnum_cluster_api_git_install_branch: v0.24.2
+magnum_magnum_cluster_api_git_repo: "{{ openstack_github_base_url | default('https://github.com') ~ '/vexxhost/magnum-cluster-api' }}"
 
 # install magnum-cluster-api and kubernetes python package into magnum venv
 magnum_user_pip_packages:
-  - "git+https://github.com/vexxhost/magnum-cluster-api@{{ magnum_magnum_cluster_api_git_install_branch }}#egg=magnum-cluster-api"
+  - "git+{{ magnum_magnum_cluster_api_git_repo }}@{{ magnum_magnum_cluster_api_git_install_branch }}#egg=magnum-cluster-api"
   - kubernetes
 
 # ensure that the internal VIP CA is trusted by the CAPI driver
diff --git a/mcapi_vexxhost/roles/proxy/defaults/main.yml b/mcapi_vexxhost/roles/proxy/defaults/main.yml
index f5034f9a..a595e2d9 100644
--- a/mcapi_vexxhost/roles/proxy/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/mcapi_vexxhost/roles/proxy/defaults/main.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ mcapi_vexxhost_proxy_upper_constraints_url: >-
 macpi_vexxhost_proxy_git_constraints:
   - "--constraint {{ mcapi_vexxhost_proxy_upper_constraints_url }}"
 
-mcapi_vexxhost_proxy_install_branch: main
-mcapi_vexxhost_proxy_git_repo: "{{ openstack_github_base_url | default('https://github.com') ~ '/vexxhost/magnum-cluster-api' }}"
+mcapi_vexxhost_proxy_install_branch: "{{ magnum_magnum_cluster_api_git_install_branch | default('main') }}"
+mcapi_vexxhost_proxy_git_repo: >-
+  {{ magnum_magnum_cluster_api_git_repo | default(openstack_github_base_url | default('https://github.com') ~ '/vexxhost/magnum-cluster-api') }}
 
 mcapi_vexxhost_proxy_pip_packages:
- - "{{ 'git+' ~ mcapi_vexxhost_proxy_git_repo ~ '@' ~ mcapi_vexxhost_proxy_install_branch ~ '#egg=magnum-cluster-api' }}"
-
+  - "{{ 'git+' ~ mcapi_vexxhost_proxy_git_repo ~ '@' ~ mcapi_vexxhost_proxy_install_branch ~ '#egg=magnum-cluster-api' }}"