diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 18effd1..e94bf32 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ gear_user_group: gear
 gear_user_home: /var/lib/gear
 
 # tasks/install.yaml
-gear_git_dest: /opt/ansible-role-gear/git/openstack-infra/gear
+gear_git_dest: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/git.openstack.org/openstack-infra/gear"
 gear_git_uri: https://git.openstack.org/openstack-infra/gear
 gear_git_version: master
 # gear_git_refspec:
diff --git a/tasks/install/git.yaml b/tasks/install/git.yaml
index 6f633d1..ff9be9f 100644
--- a/tasks/install/git.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install/git.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # under the License.
 ---
 - name: Git clone gear.
-  become: yes
   git:
     dest: "{{ gear_git_dest }}"
     refspec: "{{ gear_git_refspec|default(omit) }}"
diff --git a/tests/test.yaml b/tests/test.yaml
index ab13422..8491418 100644
--- a/tests/test.yaml
+++ b/tests/test.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 ---
 - hosts: all
   vars:
-    gear_git_dest: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/git.openstack.org/openstack-infra/gear"
     gear_git_update: false
     rolename: ansible-role-gearman