diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index db892c2..5566976 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ if [ ! -f /home/deploy/.ssh/authorized_keys ]; then
     echo "  into /home/deploy/.ssh/authorized_keys"
 fi
 chown -R deploy:deploy /home/deploy/.ssh
+su -s /bin/bash deploy -c "git config --global --add safe.directory $REPO_DIR"
 
 # --- Start services ---