diff --git a/build_ansible.sh b/build_ansible.sh
index f8cca48..b58dd0f 100644
--- a/build_ansible.sh
+++ b/build_ansible.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ if $regrab;then
     exit
 fi
 
+# install/update dependencies
+pacman -Sy git --noconfirm
+
 fqdn=`hostnamectl hostname`
 curl -k "https://git.actcur.com/actcur-ansible/playbook-builder/raw/branch/$branch/playbook_templates/$fqdn" -H "accept: application/raw" -o /tmp/$fqdn
 
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ exit
 fi
 
 # build playbook, retrieve roles and add variables to roles
-mkdir /ansible/roles/
+mkdir -p /ansible/roles/
 mkdir -p /ansible/new/roles
 mkdir -p /ansible/prev/roles
 # delete roles from previous attempt to update them
@@ -76,12 +79,12 @@ echo "- hosts: $fqdn
 while read line
 do
   elements=()
-  for element in $(echo $line | tr ":" "\n"); do elements+=("$e");done
+  for e in $(echo $line | tr ":" "\n"); do elements+=("$e");done
   case ${elements[0]} in
     "role")
       # format role:role name:branch/tag to use
       # clone role repo from specific tag/branch w/o history
-      git clone -b ${elements[2]} --depth 1 https://git.actcur.com/actcur-ansible/role-${element[1]}.git:/ansible/new/${element[0]}
+      git clone -b ${elements[2]} --depth 1 https://git.actcur.com/actcur-ansible/role-${elements[1]}.git /ansible/new/roles/${elements[1]}
 
       # verify branch was cloned successfully
       count=`ls /new/$role/ | wc -l`
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ do
         echo "issue grabbing role $role - dir/file count less than 9, exiting"
         exit
       fi
-      mv /tmp/roles/${element[0]} /ansible/new/roles
+      mv /tmp/roles/${elements[0]} /ansible/new/roles
       echo "    - nginx-ssl" >> /ansible/new/$fqdn.yml
 
       # retrieve var file if it exists
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ do
       # verifty file was downloaded successfully
       count=`grep -P "(---)|(end of file)" /tmp/build_ansible.sh | wc -l` 
       if [ "$count" != "2" ];then
-          echo "issue grabbing vars file for ${element[0]} role on $fqdn - either file is invalid or download filed, exiting"
+          echo "issue grabbing vars file for ${elements[0]} role on $fqdn - either file is invalid or download filed, exiting"
           exit
       fi
       ;;
diff --git a/playbook_templates/privtorrents.actcur.com b/playbook_templates/privtorrents.actcur.com
index 9c28172..e343d7e 100644
--- a/playbook_templates/privtorrents.actcur.com
+++ b/playbook_templates/privtorrents.actcur.com
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-role:deluge:branch:testing
-role:nginx-ssl:branch:testing
-role:certbot:branch:testing
+role:deluge:testing
+role:nginx-ssl:testing
+role:certbot:testing
 
 # end of file
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