diff --git a/test-cookiecutter-reclass.groovy b/test-cookiecutter-reclass.groovy
index 3a33846..c2a4d52 100644
--- a/test-cookiecutter-reclass.groovy
+++ b/test-cookiecutter-reclass.groovy
@@ -82,7 +82,15 @@
     def templateContext = readYaml text: content
     def clusterName = templateContext.default_context.cluster_name
     def clusterDomain = templateContext.default_context.cluster_domain
-    git.checkoutGitRepository("${testEnv}/classes/system", RECLASS_MODEL_URL, RECLASS_MODEL_BRANCH, CREDENTIALS_ID)
+    if (SYSTEM_GIT_URL != "") {
+        dir("${testEnv}/classes/system") {
+            gerrit.gerritPatchsetCheckout(SYSTEM_GIT_URL, SYSTEM_GIT_REF, "HEAD", CREDENTIALS_ID)
+            common.errorMsg("Failed to obtain system reclass with url: ${SYSTEM_GIT_URL} and ${SYSTEM_GIT_REF}")
+        }
+    } else {
+            git.checkoutGitRepository("${testEnv}/classes/system", RECLASS_MODEL_URL, RECLASS_MODEL_BRANCH, CREDENTIALS_ID)
+    }
+
     saltModelTesting.setupAndTestNode("cfg01.${clusterDomain}", clusterName, EXTRA_FORMULAS, testEnv)
 }
 
@@ -171,8 +179,5 @@
          currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
          currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
          throw e
-    } finally {
-         def dummy = "dummy"
-         //FAILING common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
     }
 }