diff --git a/kiauh/components/klipper/__init__.py b/kiauh/components/klipper/__init__.py
index 2e282e4..908ed4e 100644
--- a/kiauh/components/klipper/__init__.py
+++ b/kiauh/components/klipper/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ from core.backup_manager import BACKUP_ROOT_DIR
 
 MODULE_PATH = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 
+KLIPPER_REPO_URL = "https://github.com/Klipper3d/klipper.git"
+
 # names
 KLIPPER_LOG_NAME = "klippy.log"
 KLIPPER_CFG_NAME = "printer.cfg"
diff --git a/kiauh/components/moonraker/__init__.py b/kiauh/components/moonraker/__init__.py
index 8924129..b48a894 100644
--- a/kiauh/components/moonraker/__init__.py
+++ b/kiauh/components/moonraker/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ from core.backup_manager import BACKUP_ROOT_DIR
 
 MODULE_PATH = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 
+MOONRAKER_REPO_URL = "https://github.com/Arksine/moonraker.git"
+
 # names
 MOONRAKER_CFG_NAME = "moonraker.conf"
 MOONRAKER_LOG_NAME = "moonraker.log"
diff --git a/kiauh/core/menus/settings_menu.py b/kiauh/core/menus/settings_menu.py
index 278301b..1823214 100644
--- a/kiauh/core/menus/settings_menu.py
+++ b/kiauh/core/menus/settings_menu.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import textwrap
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Literal, Tuple, Type
 
-from components.klipper import KLIPPER_DIR
+from components.klipper import KLIPPER_DIR, KLIPPER_REPO_URL
 from components.klipper.klipper_utils import get_klipper_status
-from components.moonraker import MOONRAKER_DIR
+from components.moonraker import MOONRAKER_DIR, MOONRAKER_REPO_URL
 from components.moonraker.moonraker_utils import get_moonraker_status
 from core.logger import DialogType, Logger
 from core.menus import Option
@@ -124,32 +124,36 @@ class SettingsMenu(BaseMenu):
             self.moonraker_status.owner = url_parts[-2]
             self.moonraker_status.branch = self.settings.moonraker.branch
 
-    def _gather_input(self) -> Tuple[str, str]:
-        Logger.print_dialog(
-            DialogType.ATTENTION,
-            [
-                "There is no input validation in place! Make sure your the input is "
-                "valid and has no typos or invalid characters! For the change to take "
-                "effect, the new repository will be cloned. A backup of the old "
-                "repository will be created.",
+    def _gather_input(self, repo_name: Literal["klipper", "moonraker"], repo_dir: Path) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+        warn_msg = [
+            "There is only basic input validation in place! "
+            "Make sure your the input is valid and has no typos or invalid characters!"]
+
+        if repo_dir.exists():
+            warn_msg.extend([
+                "For the change to take effect, the new repository will be cloned. "
+                "A backup of the old repository will be created.",
                 "\n\n",
                 "Make sure you don't have any ongoing prints running, as the services "
-                "will be restarted during this process! You will loose any ongoing print!",
-            ],
-        )
+                "will be restarted during this process! You will loose any ongoing print!"])
+
+        Logger.print_dialog(DialogType.ATTENTION, warn_msg)
+
         repo = get_string_input(
             "Enter new repository URL",
-            allow_special_chars=True,
+            regex="^[\w/.:-]+$",
+            default=KLIPPER_REPO_URL if repo_name == "klipper" else MOONRAKER_REPO_URL,
         )
         branch = get_string_input(
             "Enter new branch name",
-            allow_special_chars=True,
+            regex="^.+$",
+            default="master"
         )
 
         return repo, branch
 
     def _set_repo(self, repo_name: Literal["klipper", "moonraker"], repo_dir: Path) -> None:
-        repo_url, branch = self._gather_input()
+        repo_url, branch = self._gather_input(repo_name, repo_dir)
         display_name = repo_name.capitalize()
         Logger.print_dialog(
             DialogType.CUSTOM,
diff --git a/kiauh/utils/input_utils.py b/kiauh/utils/input_utils.py
index ef3f785..fecb616 100644
--- a/kiauh/utils/input_utils.py
+++ b/kiauh/utils/input_utils.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def get_string_input(
     question: str,
     regex: str | None = None,
     exclude: List[str] | None = None,
+    allow_empty: bool = False,
     allow_special_chars: bool = False,
     default: str | None = None,
 ) -> str:
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ def get_string_input(
     :param question: The question to display
     :param regex: An optional regex pattern to validate the input against
     :param exclude: List of strings which are not allowed
+    :param allow_empty: Whether to allow empty input
     :param allow_special_chars: Wheter to allow special characters in the input
     :param default: Optional default value
     :return: The validated string value
@@ -104,12 +106,14 @@ def get_string_input(
     while True:
         _input = input(_question)
 
-        if _input.lower() in _exclude:
-            Logger.print_error("This value is already in use/reserved.")
-        elif default is not None and _input == "":
+        if default is not None and _input == "":
             return default
+        elif _input == "" and not allow_empty:
+            Logger.print_error("Input must not be empty!")
         elif _pattern is not None and _pattern.match(_input):
             return _input
+        elif _input.lower() in _exclude:
+            Logger.print_error("This value is already in use/reserved.")
         elif allow_special_chars:
             return _input
         elif not allow_special_chars and _input.isalnum():