diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 7408883..fc1d695 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -3,16 +3,24 @@ define git_repo (
   $repo,
   $dest,
   $user   = 'root',
-  $branch = 'master'
+  $branch = 'master',
+  $clone_only = undef
 ) {
 
+  if $clone_only == 'true' {
+    $checkout_condition = "false"
+  }
+  else {
+    $checkout_condition = "test -d ${dest}"
+  }
+
 # if we already have the git repo the pull updates
   exec { "update_${title}":
     command => "git pull --ff-only origin ${branch}",
     cwd     => $dest,
     path    => '/bin:/usr/bin',
     user    => $user,
-    onlyif  => "test -d ${dest}",
+    onlyif  => $checkout_condition,
     before  => Exec["clone_${title}"],
   }
 
@@ -108,10 +116,11 @@ class etherpad_lite (
   }
 
   git_repo { 'nodejs_repo':
-    repo    => 'https://github.com/joyent/node.git',
-    dest    => "${base_install_dir}/nodejs",
-    branch  => 'v0.6.16-release',
-    require => Package['git']
+    repo       => 'https://github.com/joyent/node.git',
+    dest       => "${base_install_dir}/nodejs",
+    branch     => 'v0.6.16-release',
+    clone_only => 'true',
+    require    => Package['git']
   }
 
   package { ['gzip',
@@ -135,10 +144,11 @@ class etherpad_lite (
   }
 
   git_repo { 'etherpad_repo':
-    repo    => 'https://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite.git',
-    dest    => "${base_install_dir}/etherpad-lite",
-    user    => $ep_user,
-    require => Package['git']
+    repo       => 'https://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite.git',
+    dest       => "${base_install_dir}/etherpad-lite",
+    user       => $ep_user,
+    clone_only => 'true',
+    require    => Package['git']
   }
 
   exec { 'install_etherpad_dependencies':
diff --git a/manifests/mysql.pp b/manifests/mysql.pp
index 508c51e..8af56ca 100644
--- a/manifests/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/mysql.pp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class etherpad_lite::mysql {
   } ->
 
   exec { "grant-etherpad-lite-db":
-    unless  => "mysql -ueplite -p'`grep password ${etherpad_lite::base_install_dir}/etherpad-lite/settings.json | cut -d: -f2 | sed -e 's/.*\"\(.*\)\".*/\1/'`' etherpad-lite",
+    unless  => "mysql -ueplite -p\"`grep password ${etherpad_lite::base_install_dir}/etherpad-lite/settings.json | cut -d: -f2 | sed -e 's/.*\"\(.*\)\".*/\1/'`\" etherpad-lite",
     path    => ['/bin', '/usr/bin'],
     command => "mysql --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf -e \"grant all on \`etherpad-lite\`.* to 'eplite'@'localhost' identified by '`grep password ${etherpad_lite::base_install_dir}/etherpad-lite/settings.json | cut -d: -f2 | sed -e 's/.*\"\(.*\)\".*/\1/'`';\" mysql",
     require => [Service['mysql'],