diff --git a/precise/base-0k/hooks/install b/precise/base-0k/hooks/install
index 7285bbb..446013d 100755
--- a/precise/base-0k/hooks/install
+++ b/precise/base-0k/hooks/install
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ if [ -z "$DOCKER" ]; then
     sed -i 's/#VCS="git"/VCS="git"/g' /etc/etckeeper/etckeeper.conf
     sed -i 's/VCS="bzr"/#VCS="bzr"/g' /etc/etckeeper/etckeeper.conf
 
-    git config --system user.email "default@$(hostname)"
-    git config --system user.name "default"
-
+    git config --global user.email "default@$(hostname)"
+    git config --global user.name "default"
 
     etckeeper init
 fi