diff --git a/deadlock-plugins/deadlock-extension/src/core/gitMission.ts b/deadlock-plugins/deadlock-extension/src/core/gitMission.ts
index 050b1403f1ed0cf33d3d05722fc859a6be515d4a..aa0f9d2989970ae9729b4cac877d9fa4301fe4fe 100644
--- a/deadlock-plugins/deadlock-extension/src/core/gitMission.ts
+++ b/deadlock-plugins/deadlock-extension/src/core/gitMission.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default class GitMission {
     private git: SimpleGit;
 
     constructor(private userConfig: UserConfig) {
-        const options: SimpleGitOptions = {
+        const options: Partial<SimpleGitOptions> = {
             baseDir: PROJECT_SRC_PATH,
             binary: 'git',
             maxConcurrentProcesses: 2,
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ export default class GitMission {
 
             await this.git.init();
             await this.git.addRemote(DEFAULT_REMOTE, remotePath);
-            await this.git.addConfig('user.email', this.userConfig.getCurrentUserDetails().email);
-            await this.git.addConfig('user.name', `${this.userConfig.getCurrentUserDetails().lastName} ${this.userConfig.getCurrentUserDetails().firstName}`);
+            await this.git.addConfig('user.email', this.userConfig.getCurrentUserDetails().email, false, "system");
+            await this.git.addConfig('user.name', `${this.userConfig.getCurrentUserDetails().lastName} ${this.userConfig.getCurrentUserDetails().firstName}`, false, "system");
 
             return Promise.resolve(this);
         } catch (e) {