diff --git a/modules/profile/manifests/jenkins/master.pp b/modules/profile/manifests/jenkins/master.pp
index 5aebd591..b206b8ba 100644
--- a/modules/profile/manifests/jenkins/master.pp
+++ b/modules/profile/manifests/jenkins/master.pp
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
 
   ### Jenkins Plugins
 
+  # config for gitscm
+  jenkins::cli::exec { 'configure_git_user':
+    # semicolons are needed because the lines are joined with spaces rather than newlines.
+    command => [
+      'def gitscm_config = Jenkins.getInstance().getDescriptor("hudson.plugins.git.GitSCM");',
+      'gitscm_config.setCreateAccountBasedOnEmail(false);',
+      'gitscm_config.setGlobalConfigName("jenkins");',
+      'gitscm_config.setGlobalConfigEmail("jenkins@build.ros.org");',
+      'gitscm_config.save();',
+    ]
+  }
+
   # config for audit-trail
   file { '/var/lib/jenkins/audit-trail.xml':
     mode => '0640',