diff --git a/modules/jenkins_slave/manifests/slavecirepo.pp b/modules/jenkins_slave/manifests/slavecirepo.pp
index e664c6a943..47120b654d 100644
--- a/modules/jenkins_slave/manifests/slavecirepo.pp
+++ b/modules/jenkins_slave/manifests/slavecirepo.pp
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ define slavecirepo($ensure = present) {
       exec { "Clone openstack-ci git repo":
         path        => "/bin:/usr/bin",
         environment => "HOME=/home/jenkins",
-        command     => "git clone git://github.com/openstack/openstack-ci.git /home/jenkins/openstack-ci",
-        user        => "jenkins",
-        group       => "jenkins",
+        command     => "sudo -H -u jenkins -i git clone git://github.com/openstack/openstack-ci.git /home/jenkins/openstack-ci",
+        user        => "root",
+        group       => "root",
         unless      => "$repo_there",
         logoutput   => on_failure,
       }
       exec { "Update openstack-ci git repo":
         path        => "/bin:/usr/bin",
         environment => "HOME=/home/jenkins",
-        command     => "bash -c 'cd /home/jenkins/openstack-ci && git pull'",
-        user        => "jenkins",
-        group       => "jenkins",
+        command     => "sudo -H -u jenkins -i bash -c 'cd /home/jenkins/openstack-ci && git pull'",
+        user        => "root",
+        group       => "root",
         onlyif      => "$repo_there",
         logoutput   => on_failure,
       }