diff --git a/.bluish/bluish.yaml b/.bluish/bluish.yaml
index f32d81c..d46781c 100644
--- a/.bluish/bluish.yaml
+++ b/.bluish/bluish.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 var:
-  project_version: "0.5.5"
+  project_version: "0.5.6"
   python_version: "3.12"
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/src/bluish/commands/git.py b/src/bluish/commands/git.py
index 2393b0d..67e061b 100644
--- a/src/bluish/commands/git.py
+++ b/src/bluish/commands/git.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from bluish.context import StepContext
 from bluish.logging import error, info
 from bluish.process import ProcessResult, install_package
+from bluish.utils import safe_string
 
 
 def run_git_command(command: str, step: StepContext) -> ProcessResult:
@@ -17,11 +18,17 @@ def run_git_command(command: str, step: StepContext) -> ProcessResult:
 
 
 def prepare_environment(step: StepContext) -> ProcessResult:
-    if step.job.exec("which git", step).failed:
-        info("Installing git...")
-        result = install_package(step.job.runs_on_host, ["git"])
+    REQUIRED = {
+        "git": "git",
+        "openssh-client": "ssh",
+    }
+    
+    required_packages = [package for package, binary in REQUIRED.items() if step.job.exec(f"which {binary}", step).failed]
+    if required_packages:
+        info(f"Installing missing packages: {required_packages}...")
+        result = install_package(step.job.runs_on_host, required_packages)
         if result.failed:
-            error(f"Failed to install git. Error: {result.error}")
+            error(f"Failed to install required packages. Error: {result.error}")
             return result
 
     return ProcessResult()
@@ -38,12 +45,15 @@ def cleanup_environment(step: StepContext) -> None:
 )
 def git_checkout(step: StepContext) -> ProcessResult:
     try:
+        inputs = step.inputs
+
+        repository: str = step.expand_expr(inputs["repository"])
+        repo_name = os.path.basename(repository)
+
         result = prepare_environment(step)
         if result.failed:
             return result
 
-        inputs = step.inputs
-
         options = ""
         if "depth" in inputs:
             options += f"--depth {inputs['depth']}"
@@ -53,23 +63,8 @@ def git_checkout(step: StepContext) -> ProcessResult:
         if "branch" in inputs:
             options += f" --branch {inputs['branch']}"
 
-        repository: str = inputs["repository"]
-        protocol, repository = repository.split("://", maxsplit=1)
-        repo_name = os.path.basename(repository)
-
-        if step.attrs.token:
-            command = f"git clone {protocol}://{step.attrs.token}@{repository} {options} ./{repo_name}"
-        elif step.attrs.username and step.attrs.password:
-            command = f"git clone {protocol}://{step.attrs.username}:{step.attrs.password}@{repository} {options} ./{repo_name}"
-        elif step.attrs.ssh_key_file:
-            key_file = step.inputs["ssh_key_file"]
-            command = f"ssh-agent sh -c 'ssh-add {key_file}; git clone git@{repository} ./{repo_name}'"
-        else:
-            repository = f"{protocol}://{repository}"
-            command = f"git clone {repository} {options} ./{repo_name}"
-
-        info(f"Cloning repository: {repository}...")
-        clone_result = run_git_command(command, step)
+        info(f"Cloning repository: {safe_string(repository)}...")
+        clone_result = run_git_command(f"git clone {repository} {options} ./{repo_name}", step)
         if clone_result.failed:
             error(f"Failed to clone repository: {clone_result.error}")
             return clone_result
diff --git a/test/test_git.py b/test/test_git.py
index 4bef456..e26729f 100644
--- a/test/test_git.py
+++ b/test/test_git.py
@@ -10,25 +10,7 @@ def initialize_commands():
     init_commands()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.docker
-def test_docker_checkout() -> None:
-    wf = create_workflow("""
-jobs:
-  checkout:
-    runs_on: docker://ubuntu:latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: git/checkout
-        with:
-          repository: https://github.com/luismedel/bluish.git
-      - run: |
-          head -n1 README.md
-""")
-    _ = wf.dispatch()
-    assert wf.jobs["checkout"].result.stdout == "# Bluish"
-
-
-@pytest.mark.docker
-def test_docker_checkout_alpine() -> None:
+def test_docker_public_checkout() -> None:
     wf = create_workflow("""
 jobs:
   checkout:
@@ -41,4 +23,5 @@ def test_docker_checkout_alpine() -> None:
           head -n1 README.md
 """)
     _ = wf.dispatch()
-    assert wf.jobs["checkout"].result.stdout == "# Bluish"
+    assert wf.jobs["checkout"].result.stdout == "[![justforfunnoreally.dev badge](https://img.shields.io/badge/justforfunnoreally-dev-9ff)](https://justforfunnoreally.dev)"
+