diff --git a/repositories/main.tf b/repositories/main.tf
index c9b84a3..ef81066 100644
--- a/repositories/main.tf
+++ b/repositories/main.tf
@@ -18,30 +18,14 @@ module "xk6-mongo" {
   source = "./templates"
 
   github_repository = {
-    name       = "xk6-mongo"
-    visibility = "public"
+    name           = "xk6-mongo"
+    default_branch = "master"
+    visibility     = "public"
   }
 
   github_repository_topics = ["load-testing", "golang", "mongo", "atlas"]
 }
 
-module "actions" {
-  source = "./templates"
-
-  github_repository = {
-    name        = "actions"
-    description = "A collection of GitHub actions to use in our organization"
-    visibility  = "public"
-  }
-
-  github_teams_repository = [{
-    team_id    = var.teams-name.team-actions
-    permission = "maintain"
-  }]
-
-  github_repository_topics = ["github", "automations", "pipeline"]
-}
-
 module "morning-slackbot" {
   source = "./templates"
 
@@ -63,9 +47,10 @@ module "rascal" {
   source = "./templates"
 
   github_repository = {
-    name        = "rascal"
-    description = "A config driven wrapper for amqp.node supporting multi-host connections, automatic error recovery, redelivery flood protection, transparent encryption / decryption and channel pooling."
-    visibility  = "public"
+    name           = "rascal"
+    default_branch = "master"
+    description    = "A config driven wrapper for amqp.node supporting multi-host connections, automatic error recovery, redelivery flood protection, transparent encryption / decryption and channel pooling."
+    visibility     = "public"
     pages = {
       source = {
         branch = "master"
@@ -75,6 +60,7 @@ module "rascal" {
   }
 
   github_branch_protection = {
+    pull_request_bypassers = ["/cressie176"]
     required_pull_request_reviews = {
       required_approving_review_count = 1
     }
@@ -138,6 +124,7 @@ module "systemic" {
 
   github_repository = {
     name                 = "systemic"
+    default_branch       = "master"
     description          = "📦 A minimal dependency injection framework."
     visibility           = "public"
     homepage_url         = "https://onebeyond.github.io/systemic"
diff --git a/repositories/templates/github_branch_protection.tf b/repositories/templates/github_branch_protection.tf
index 1d9722e..910d5b7 100644
--- a/repositories/templates/github_branch_protection.tf
+++ b/repositories/templates/github_branch_protection.tf
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ locals {
         var.github_branch_protection_defaults.required_pull_request_reviews,
         var.github_branch_protection.required_pull_request_reviews
       )
+    },
+    {
+      pull_request_bypassers = setunion(
+        var.github_branch_protection_defaults.pull_request_bypassers,
+        var.github_branch_protection.pull_request_bypassers
+      )
     }
   )
 }
@@ -15,7 +21,7 @@ resource "github_branch_protection" "main" {
   depends_on    = [github_repository.repo]
   repository_id = github_repository.repo.node_id
 
-  pattern                         = github_repository.repo.default_branch
+  pattern                         = local.github_repository.default_branch
   enforce_admins                  = local.github_branch_protection.enforce_admins
   allows_deletions                = local.github_branch_protection.allows_deletions
   allows_force_pushes             = local.github_branch_protection.allows_force_pushes
@@ -31,7 +37,6 @@ resource "github_branch_protection" "main" {
     restrict_dismissals             = local.github_branch_protection.required_pull_request_reviews.restrict_dismissals
     required_approving_review_count = local.github_branch_protection.required_pull_request_reviews.required_approving_review_count
     require_last_push_approval      = local.github_branch_protection.required_pull_request_reviews.require_last_push_approval
-    pull_request_bypassers          = ["/Bounteous17"]
-
+    pull_request_bypassers          = local.github_branch_protection.pull_request_bypassers
   }
 }
diff --git a/repositories/templates/github_repository.tf b/repositories/templates/github_repository.tf
index 8347f20..e35b7ee 100644
--- a/repositories/templates/github_repository.tf
+++ b/repositories/templates/github_repository.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 locals {
   github_repository = merge(
     var.github_repository_defaults,
-    var.github_repository
+    var.github_repository,
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/repositories/templates/variables.tf b/repositories/templates/variables.tf
index 383a46b..355ae8d 100644
--- a/repositories/templates/variables.tf
+++ b/repositories/templates/variables.tf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 variable "github_repository_defaults" {
   type = object({
     name                            = optional(string),
+    default_branch                  = string,
     description                     = string
     archive_on_destroy              = bool,
     allow_auto_merge                = bool,
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ variable "github_repository_defaults" {
     is_template                     = bool,
     vulnerability_alerts            = bool,
     visibility                      = string,
-    pattern                         = string,
     enforce_admins                  = bool,
     allows_deletions                = bool,
     allows_force_pushes             = bool,
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ variable "github_repository_defaults" {
   })
 
   default = {
+    default_branch                  = "main",
     archive_on_destroy              = true,
     description                     = ""
     allow_auto_merge                = false,
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ variable "github_repository_defaults" {
     is_template                     = false,
     vulnerability_alerts            = false,
     visibility                      = "public",
-    pattern                         = "main",
     enforce_admins                  = true,
     allows_deletions                = false,
     allows_force_pushes             = false,
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ variable "github_branch_protection_defaults" {
     require_signed_commits          = bool,
     require_conversation_resolution = bool,
     required_pull_request_reviews   = map(string)
+    pull_request_bypassers          = set(string)
   })
 
   default = {
@@ -93,16 +94,20 @@ variable "github_branch_protection_defaults" {
       required_approving_review_count = 2
       require_last_push_approval      = true
     }
+    pull_request_bypassers = ["/Bounteous17"]
   }
 }
 
 variable "github_branch_protection" {
   type = object({
     required_pull_request_reviews = optional(map(string), {})
+    pull_request_bypassers        = optional(set(string), [])
   })
 
   default = {
+    default_branch                = "main"
     required_pull_request_reviews = {}
+    pull_request_bypassers        = []
   }
 }