diff --git a/test/groovy/ArtifactSetVersionTest.groovy b/test/groovy/ArtifactSetVersionTest.groovy
index 17e111e6c..6ccae9f00 100644
--- a/test/groovy/ArtifactSetVersionTest.groovy
+++ b/test/groovy/ArtifactSetVersionTest.groovy
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class ArtifactSetVersionTest extends BasePipelineTest {
     void testVersioningCustomGitUserAndEMail() {
         jsr.step.call(script: [commonPipelineEnvironment: jer.env], juStabGitUtils: gitUtils, buildTool: 'maven', gitSshUrl: 'myGitSshUrl', gitUserEMail: 'test@test.com', gitUserName: 'test')
 
-        assertEquals ('git -c user.email="test@test.com" -c user.name "test" commit -m \'update version 1.2.3-20180101010203_testCommitId\'', jscr.shell[7])
+        assertEquals ('git -c user.email="test@test.com" -c user.name="test" commit -m \'update version 1.2.3-20180101010203_testCommitId\'', jscr.shell[7])
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/vars/artifactSetVersion.groovy b/vars/artifactSetVersion.groovy
index 2ba4c35f7..3f495bc5d 100644
--- a/vars/artifactSetVersion.groovy
+++ b/vars/artifactSetVersion.groovy
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def call(Map parameters = [:]) {
             sshagent([configuration.gitCredentialsId]) {
                 def gitUserMailConfig = ''
                 if (configuration.gitUserName && configuration.gitUserEMail)
-                    gitUserMailConfig = "-c user.email=\"${configuration.gitUserEMail}\" -c user.name \"${configuration.gitUserName}\""
+                    gitUserMailConfig = "-c user.email=\"${configuration.gitUserEMail}\" -c user.name=\"${configuration.gitUserName}\""
 
                 try {
                     sh "git ${gitUserMailConfig} commit -m 'update version ${newVersion}'"