diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Instance.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Instance.cs
index 708725c349..1c36c2e917 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Instance.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Instance.cs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components
 
 								//synch if necessary
 								if (repositorySettings.AutoUpdatesSynchronize.Value && startSha != repo.Head)
-									await repo.Sychronize(repositorySettings.AccessUser, repositorySettings.AccessToken, shouldSyncTracked, jobCancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+									await repo.Sychronize(repositorySettings.AccessUser, repositorySettings.AccessToken, repositorySettings.CommitterName, repositorySettings.CommitterEmail, shouldSyncTracked, jobCancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
 								progressReporter(5 * ProgressStep);
 							}
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/IRepository.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/IRepository.cs
index 244ef15f91..5cdd2e08ea 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/IRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/IRepository.cs
@@ -113,10 +113,12 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Repository
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="username">The username to fetch from the origin repository</param>
 		/// <param name="password">The password to fetch from the origin repository</param>
+		/// <param name="committerName">The name of the potential committer</param>
+		/// <param name="committerEmail">The e-mail of the potential committer</param>
 		/// <param name="synchronizeTrackedBranch">If the synchronizations should be made to the tracked reference as opposed to a temporary branch</param>
 		/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> for the operation</param>
 		/// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> representing the running operation</returns>
-		Task Sychronize(string username, string password, bool synchronizeTrackedBranch, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+		Task Sychronize(string username, string password, string committerName, string committerEmail, bool synchronizeTrackedBranch, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Copies the current working directory to a given <paramref name="path"/>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs
index afa1e36c5c..30cb9c1d94 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Repository
 		}
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public async Task Sychronize(string username, string password, bool synchronizeTrackedBranch, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+		public async Task Sychronize(string username, string password, string committerName, string committerEmail, bool synchronizeTrackedBranch, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
 			if (username == null && password == null)
 				return;
@@ -384,9 +384,19 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Repository
 				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(username));
 			if (password == null)
 				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(password));
+			if (committerName == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(committerName));
+			if (committerEmail == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(committerEmail));
 
 			var startHead = Head;
 
+			await Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
+			{
+				repository.Config.Set("user.name", committerName);
+				repository.Config.Set("user.email", committerEmail);
+			}, cancellationToken, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskScheduler.Current).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
 			if (!await eventConsumer.HandleEvent(EventType.RepoPreSynchronize, new List<string> { ioMananger.ResolvePath(".") }, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
 				return;
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/RepositoryController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/RepositoryController.cs
index 240227aaaf..330d242422 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/RepositoryController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/RepositoryController.cs
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 								if (fastForward.Value)
 								{
 									lastRevisionInfo.OriginCommitSha = repo.Head;
-									await repo.Sychronize(currentModel.AccessUser, currentModel.AccessToken, true, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+									await repo.Sychronize(currentModel.AccessUser, currentModel.AccessToken, currentModel.CommitterName, currentModel.CommitterEmail, true, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
 								}
 							}
 						}
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 								if (!repo.Tracking)
 									throw new JobException("Checked out reference does not track a remote object!");
 								await repo.ResetToOrigin(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
-								await repo.Sychronize(currentModel.AccessUser, currentModel.AccessToken, true, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+								await repo.Sychronize(currentModel.AccessUser, currentModel.AccessToken, currentModel.CommitterName, currentModel.CommitterEmail, true, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
 								await LoadRevisionInformation(repo, databaseContext, attachedInstance, null, x => lastRevisionInfo = x, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
 								//repo head is on origin so force this
 								//will update the db if necessary
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 
 						if (startSha != repo.Head)
 						{
-							await repo.Sychronize(currentModel.AccessUser, currentModel.AccessToken, false, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+							await repo.Sychronize(currentModel.AccessUser, currentModel.AccessToken, currentModel.CommitterName, currentModel.CommitterEmail, false, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
 							await UpdateRevInfo().ConfigureAwait(false);
 						}
 						await databaseContext.Save(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);