diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/git.yml b/roles/common/tasks/git.yml
index ed1a754..dd0ef08 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/git.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/git.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{  git_firewall_repository.repo }}"
     dest: "{{  git_firewall_repository.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ git_firewall_repository.version | default(git_firewall_repository.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        git_firewall_repository.version
+        | default(git_firewall_repository.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ git_firewall_repository.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   when: git_firewall_repository is defined and git_firewall_repository | length > 0
   tags:
     - git-firewall-repository
@@ -41,7 +51,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_default_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -56,7 +76,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_oopen_server_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -72,7 +102,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_warenform_server_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -88,7 +128,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_lxc_guest_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -104,7 +154,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_lxc_host_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -120,7 +180,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_gateway_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -136,7 +206,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_apache2_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -152,7 +232,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_nginx_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -168,7 +258,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_mysql_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -184,7 +284,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_postgresql_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -200,7 +310,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_nextcloud_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -216,7 +336,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_dns_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -232,7 +362,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_backup_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -249,7 +389,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_samba_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -266,7 +416,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_mailserver_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -282,7 +442,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_sympa_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -298,7 +468,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   with_items: "{{ git_jitsi_meet_repositories }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
@@ -344,7 +524,17 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: "{{ item.repo }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    version: "{{ item.version | default(item.branch) | default(git_default_branch | default('main')) }}"
+    version: >-
+      {{
+        item.version
+        | default(item.branch)
+        | default(
+          'master'
+          if (lookup('pipe', 'git ls-remote --heads ' ~ item.repo ~ ' master') | length > 0)
+          else 'main'
+        )
+      }}
+
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
   with_items: "{{ git_other_repositories }}"