diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 35a75d3..c751bd2 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 # defaults file for user_config
 
 user:
-  name: vincent
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+  name: vincent
+
+user_config_repo: ssh://git@pi2/vincent/conf2.git
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diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 3126526..2907371 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 - name: clone user repository
   git:
     dest: /home/{{user.name}}/conf2 # required. The path of where the repository should be checked out. This parameter is required, unless C(clone) is set to C(no).
-    repo: ssh://git@pi2/vincent/conf2.git # required. git, SSH, or HTTP(S) protocol address of the git repository.
+    repo: "{{ user_config_repo }}" # required. git, SSH, or HTTP(S) protocol address of the git repository.
     clone: yes # not required. If C(no), do not clone the repository if it does not exist locally
     recursive: yes
     force: no 
-    update: no
+    update: yes
     accept_hostkey: yes
+  register: config_download
+
+
+- debug:
+   msg: "{{ config_download }}"
 
 - name: pass user shell to zsh
   user:
@@ -21,5 +26,11 @@
   shell: stow *
   args:
     chdir: /home/{{user.name}}/conf2
-    creates: "/home/{{user.name}}/.zshrc.d/alias" # not required. a filename, when it already exists, this step will B(not) be run.
+  when: config_download.changed == true
 
+- name: apply stow config on root
+  shell: stow --t /root  zsh vim git
+  args:
+    chdir: /home/{{user.name}}/conf2
+  when: config_download.changed == true
+  become: yes
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