diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/runner.go b/pkg/integration/components/runner.go
index 2b05d102e..394ac00df 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/runner.go
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ import (
 // this is the integration runner for the new and improved integration interface
 
 const (
-	TEST_NAME_ENV_VAR = "TEST_NAME"
-	SANDBOX_ENV_VAR   = "SANDBOX"
+	TEST_NAME_ENV_VAR         = "TEST_NAME"
+	SANDBOX_ENV_VAR           = "SANDBOX"
+	GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL_ENV_VAR = "GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL"
 )
 
 func RunTests(
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ func runTest(
 
 	logf("path: %s", paths.Root())
 
-	if err := prepareTestDir(test, paths); err != nil {
+	if err := prepareTestDir(test, paths, projectRootDir); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ func runTest(
 func prepareTestDir(
 	test *IntegrationTest,
 	paths Paths,
+	rootDir string,
 ) error {
 	findOrCreateDir(paths.Root())
 	deleteAndRecreateEmptyDir(paths.Actual())
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ func prepareTestDir(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return createFixture(test, paths)
+	return createFixture(test, paths, rootDir)
 }
 
 func buildLazygit() error {
@@ -125,28 +127,30 @@ func buildLazygit() error {
 	)).Run()
 }
 
-func createFixture(test *IntegrationTest, paths Paths) error {
+func createFixture(test *IntegrationTest, paths Paths, rootDir string) error {
 	shell := NewShell(paths.ActualRepo(), func(errorMsg string) { panic(errorMsg) })
 	shell.RunCommand("git init -b master")
-	shell.RunCommand(`git config user.email "CI@example.com"`)
-	shell.RunCommand(`git config user.name "CI"`)
-	shell.RunCommand(`git config commit.gpgSign false`)
-	shell.RunCommand(`git config protocol.file.allow always`)
+
+	os.Setenv(GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL_ENV_VAR, globalGitConfigPath(rootDir))
 
 	test.SetupRepo(shell)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+func globalGitConfigPath(rootDir string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(rootDir, "test", "global_git_config")
+}
+
 func getLazygitCommand(test *IntegrationTest, paths Paths, rootDir string, sandbox bool, keyPressDelay int) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 	osCommand := oscommands.NewDummyOSCommand()
 
-	templateConfigDir := filepath.Join(rootDir, "test", "default_test_config")
-
 	err := os.RemoveAll(paths.Config())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	templateConfigDir := filepath.Join(rootDir, "test", "default_test_config")
 	err = oscommands.CopyDir(templateConfigDir, paths.Config())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ func getLazygitCommand(test *IntegrationTest, paths Paths, rootDir string, sandb
 		cmdObj.AddEnvVars(fmt.Sprintf("KEY_PRESS_DELAY=%d", keyPressDelay))
 	}
 
-	cmdObj.AddEnvVars("GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL=/dev/null")
+	cmdObj.AddEnvVars(fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL_ENV_VAR, globalGitConfigPath(rootDir)))
 
 	return cmdObj.GetCmd(), nil
 }
diff --git a/test/global_git_config b/test/global_git_config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfd11875c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/global_git_config
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[user]
+	name = CI
+	email = CI@example.com
+[protocol "file"]
+	# see https://vielmetti.typepad.com/logbook/2022/10/git-security-fixes-lead-to-fatal-transport-file-not-allowed-error-in-ci-systems-cve-2022-39253.html
+	allow = always
+[commit]
+	gpgSign = false