diff --git a/roles/osm-vector-maps/defaults/main.yml b/roles/osm-vector-maps/defaults/main.yml
index c969822f0..822803728 100644
--- a/roles/osm-vector-maps/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/osm-vector-maps/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 
 # All above are set in: github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/vars/default_vars.yml
 # If nec, change them by editing /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml prior to installing!
-#osm_map_url: https://github.com/iiab/maps/raw/master
-# for testing, use the new unpublished version of regions.json
-#osm_repo_url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/iiab/maps
-osm_repo_url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/georgejhunt/maps
+
+# The following soft coded variables allow testing, before pulling PR's into master
+osm_repo_url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/iiab/maps
+#osm_repo_url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/georgejhunt/maps
+maps_branch: 'master'
+#maps_branch: '7.2-maps'
+
+# soft code sources
 archive_org_url: https://archive.org/download
-satellite_version: satellite_z0-z9_v3.mbtiles
-#maps_branch: 'master'
-maps_branch: '7.2-maps'
 map_catalog_url: http://download.iiab.io/content/OSM/vector-tiles
 satellite_version: satellite_z0-z9_v3.mbtiles