diff --git a/spec/models/remote_theme_spec.rb b/spec/models/remote_theme_spec.rb
index 2cdda9cd5b4..dcc6289c9dd 100644
--- a/spec/models/remote_theme_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/remote_theme_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ describe RemoteTheme do
       dir = Dir.tmpdir
       repo_dir = "#{dir}/#{SecureRandom.hex}"
       `mkdir #{repo_dir}`
-      `cd #{repo_dir} && git init .`
+      `cd #{repo_dir} && git init . `
+      `cd #{repo_dir} && git config user.email 'someone@cool.com'`
+      `cd #{repo_dir} && git config user.name 'The Cool One'`
       `cd #{repo_dir} && mkdir desktop mobile common`
       files.each do |name, data|
         File.write("#{repo_dir}/#{name}", data)