diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/default.rb
index d84b940..5a6b7e9 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/default.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ application hal8000_path do
   group "hubot"
 
   git do
+    user       "hubot"
+    group      "hubot"
     repository "https://github.com/67P/hal8000.git"
     revision   "master"
   end
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ application botka_freenode_path do
   group "hubot"
 
   git do
+    user       "hubot"
+    group      "hubot"
     repository "https://github.com/67P/botka.git"
     revision   "master"
   end