diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/shared-salt.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/shared-salt.yaml
index 5621b02..5785efb 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/shared-salt.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/shared-salt.yaml
@@ -454,6 +454,10 @@
     chmod 0600 /tmp/{{ COOKIECUTTER_TEMPLATES_REPOSITORY_KEY_PATH | basename }}
     eval $(ssh-agent)
     ssh-add /tmp/{{ COOKIECUTTER_TEMPLATES_REPOSITORY_KEY_PATH | basename }}
+
+    git config --global user.name {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+    git config --global user.email {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}@example.com
+
     export GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY=true; git clone {{ COOKIECUTTER_TEMPLATES_REPOSITORY }} /root/cookiecutter-templates
 
     {%- if COOKIECUTTER_REF_CHANGE != '' %}