diff --git a/roles/sso/defaults/main.yml b/roles/sso/defaults/main.yml
index d4abf17..81bcaf9 100644
--- a/roles/sso/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/sso/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     - sso71-mysql
     - sso71-postgresql-persistent
     - sso71-postgresql
-  jboss_openshift_application_templates_tag: ose-v1.3.7
+  jboss_openshift_application_templates_tag: ose-v1.4.0
   jboss_openshift_application_templates_git_repo: https://github.com/jboss-openshift/application-templates.git
   sso_template: sso71-postgresql-persistent
   sso_project: sso
diff --git a/roles/sso/tasks/main.yml b/roles/sso/tasks/main.yml
index 65cd1eb..787b3a7 100644
--- a/roles/sso/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/sso/tasks/main.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
       state: directory
     register: tempfile
 
+  - name: Use a local copy of the jboss-openshift/application-templates GIT repo
+    set_fact:
+      jboss_openshift_application_templates_git_repo: 'http://{{ offline_git_route }}/{{ jboss_openshift_application_templates_git_repo|basename|regex_replace(''[.]git$'', '''') }}'
+    when: 'is_offline|default(false)|bool'
+
   - name: Check out the jboss-openshift/application-templates GIT repo
     git:
       repo: '{{ jboss_openshift_application_templates_git_repo }}'
@@ -48,6 +53,7 @@
 
   - name: Import the Red Hat SSO ImageStream (globally)
     command: oc import-image -n openshift redhat-sso71-openshift
+    when: 'not is_offline|default(false)|bool'
 
   - name: Get a list of existing projects
     command: oc get projects -o name