diff --git a/playbooks/roles/authn/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/authn/tasks/main.yml
index 8bfaab1af34..75f3b9d7f3b 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/authn/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/authn/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
     MFE_SITE_NAME: 'Your Platform Name Here'
     MFE_NPM_OVERRIDES: '{{ AUTHN_MFE_NPM_OVERRIDES | default(MFE_DEPLOY_NPM_OVERRIDES) }}'
     MFE_ENVIRONMENT_EXTRA: '{{ authn_env_extra | default(MFE_DEPLOY_ENVIRONMENT_EXTRA) }}'
+    MFE_GIT_PATH: 'openedx'