diff --git a/jobs/Jenkinsfile_Common b/jobs/Jenkinsfile_Common
index 78441d4..02892d9 100644
--- a/jobs/Jenkinsfile_Common
+++ b/jobs/Jenkinsfile_Common
@@ -118,8 +118,31 @@ def removePreExistingYoctoConfigs(confPath) {
 
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-def gitCheckout(gitUrl, branchTag, repoDir, hasSubmodules) {
-  println "checking out ${gitUrl} to ${repoDir}..."
+def printLatestGitHistory() {
+  gitHistory = sh(returnStdout: true, script: "git log --pretty=oneline -3")
+  println "Last 3 git commits:\n-----------------------------\n${gitHistory}"
+}
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def printSubmoduleStatus(hasSubmodules = true) {
+  if(hasSubmodules) {
+    submoduleStatus = sh(script: "git submodule status", returnStdout: true)
+    println "${submoduleStatus}"
+  }
+}
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def gitUpdateSubmodulesCheckoutBranch(branchTag, hasSubmodules, doUpdatePackageSrcRevisions) {
+  def gitCredentials = getGitCredentialID()
+  def updateSubmodulesCmd = hasSubmodules ? " && git submodule update --init --recursive" : ""
+  sshagent (credentials: [gitCredentials]) {
+    sh(script: "git checkout ${branchTag} && git pull --rebase ${updateSubmodulesCmd}")
+    if(doUpdatePackageSrcRevisions) {
+      sh(label: "Temporary task - updating source revisions (sub-repositories)",
+         script: "./scripts/update-source-revisions.sh")
+    }
+  }
+}
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def cloneGitRepoUnlessExisting(gitUrl, repoDir, hasSubmodules) {
   def gitCredentials = getGitCredentialID()
   if(!fileExists("./${repoDir}")) {
     sshagent (credentials: [gitCredentials]) {
@@ -127,21 +150,16 @@ def gitCheckout(gitUrl, branchTag, repoDir, hasSubmodules) {
       sh(script: "git clone ${inclSubmodulesOpt} ${gitUrl} ${repoDir}")
     }
   }
-  dir("${repoDir}") {
-    def updateSubmodulesCmd = hasSubmodules ? " && git submodule update --init --recursive" : ""
-    sshagent (credentials: [gitCredentials]) {
-      sh(script: "git fetch -ap && git fetch -t")
-      sh(script: "git checkout ${branchTag} && git pull --rebase ${updateSubmodulesCmd}")
+}
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def gitCheckout(gitUrl, branchTag, repoDir, hasSubmodules, doUpdatePackageSrcRevisions = true) {
+  println "checking out git repository ${gitUrl} to ${repoDir}..."
+  cloneGitRepoUnlessExisting(gitUrl, repoDir, hasSubmodules)
 
-      sh(label: "Temporary task - updating source revisions (sub-repositories)",
-         script: "./scripts/update-source-revisions.sh")
-    }
-    if(hasSubmodules) {
-      submoduleStatus = sh(script: "git submodule status", returnStdout: true)
-      println "${submoduleStatus}"
-    }
-    gitHistory = sh(returnStdout: true, script: "git log --pretty=oneline -3")
-    println "Last 3 git commits:\n-----------------------------\n${gitHistory}"
+  dir("${repoDir}") {
+    gitUpdateSubmodulesCheckoutBranch(branchTag, hasSubmodules, doUpdatePackageSrcRevisions)
+    printSubmoduleStatus(hasSubmodules)
+    printLatestGitHistory()
   }
 }
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------