diff --git a/ansible/roles/git-mirrors/templates/update-mirrors.sh.j2 b/ansible/roles/git-mirrors/templates/update-mirrors.sh.j2
index 52831b62..7e3b8470 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/git-mirrors/templates/update-mirrors.sh.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/git-mirrors/templates/update-mirrors.sh.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -u
 
 # Base location of all mirrors
-MIRRORS_BASE_DIR="/srv/git-mirrors/mirrored"
+MIRRORS_BASE_DIR="{{ git_mirrors_base_dir }}/mirrored"
 
 # Locate repositories knowing that there will be a HEAD file inside them
 FOUND_REPOS=$(find "$MIRRORS_BASE_DIR" -name "HEAD" | xargs dirname)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ FOUND_REPOS=$(find "$MIRRORS_BASE_DIR" -name "HEAD" | xargs dirname)
 for repo in $FOUND_REPOS; do
     cd "$repo";
     echo "Updating $repo mirror..."
-    if ! git fetch -q; then
+    if ! git fetch -q --prune; then
         echo "Error: Failed to update repository $repo"
         exit 1
     fi