diff --git a/src/requests/playbook.rs b/src/requests/playbook.rs
index 7973d42..ceeb207 100644
--- a/src/requests/playbook.rs
+++ b/src/requests/playbook.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use amp_common::resource::Preface;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use utoipa::ToSchema;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 pub struct CreatePlaybookRequest {
     pub title: String,
     pub description: Option<String>,
-    pub preface: Preface,
+    pub repo: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, ToSchema)]
diff --git a/src/services/playbook.rs b/src/services/playbook.rs
index c88e45b..98976d1 100644
--- a/src/services/playbook.rs
+++ b/src/services/playbook.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 use amp_client::playbooks::PlaybookPayload;
-use amp_common::resource::PlaybookSpec;
+use amp_common::resource::{PlaybookSpec, Preface};
+use amp_common::schema::GitReference;
 use amp_common::scm::content::Content;
 use amp_common::scm::git::Tree;
 use amp_common::sync::Synchronization;
@@ -89,10 +90,15 @@ impl PlaybookService {
     }
 
     pub async fn create(ctx: Arc<Context>, req: &CreatePlaybookRequest) -> Result<PlaybookSpec> {
+        let mut preface = Preface::default();
+        let mut reference = GitReference::default();
+        preface.name = req.repo.clone();
+        reference.repo = req.repo.clone();
+        preface.repository = Some(reference);
         let payload = PlaybookPayload {
             title: req.title.clone(),
             description: req.description.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
-            preface: req.preface.clone(),
+            preface: preface.clone(),
         };
         ctx.client.playbooks().create(payload).map_err(ApiError::FailedToCreatePlaybook)
     }