diff --git a/src/main/java/org/davidbohl/dirigent/deployments/service/GitService.java b/src/main/java/org/davidbohl/dirigent/deployments/service/GitService.java
index b88840f..23eb51a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/davidbohl/dirigent/deployments/service/GitService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/davidbohl/dirigent/deployments/service/GitService.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class GitService {
             deleteDirectory(destinationDir);
             UriComponentsBuilder uriComponentsBuilder = UriComponentsBuilder.fromUriString(source);
 
-            if (authToken != null && (uriComponentsBuilder.build().getUserInfo() == null || Objects.requireNonNull(uriComponentsBuilder.build().getUserInfo()).isEmpty())) {
+            if (!authToken.isBlank() && (uriComponentsBuilder.build().getUserInfo() == null || Objects.requireNonNull(uriComponentsBuilder.build().getUserInfo()).isEmpty())) {
                 uriComponentsBuilder = uriComponentsBuilder.userInfo(authToken);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 4e8cec6..8894bb1 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 spring.application.name=dirigent
 dirigent.compose.command=docker compose
 dirigent.deployments.cache.evict.interval=60000
-spring.profiles.active=local
\ No newline at end of file
+spring.profiles.active=local
+dirigent.git.authToken=
\ No newline at end of file