diff --git a/gnu/services/cuirass.scm b/gnu/services/cuirass.scm
index d27a2bbc44..73a30b2402 100644
--- a/gnu/services/cuirass.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/cuirass.scm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ (define-module (gnu services cuirass)
   #:use-module (guix records)
   #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
   #:autoload   (gnu packages ci) (cuirass)
+  #:autoload   (gnu packages version-control) (git)
   #:use-module (gnu services)
   #:use-module (gnu services base)
   #:use-module (gnu services shepherd)
@@ -105,6 +106,12 @@ (define (cuirass-shepherd-service config)
                             #$@(if fallback? '("--fallback") '())
                             #$@(if (null? load-path) '()
                                  `("--load-path" ,(string-join load-path ":"))))
+
+                      #:environment-variables
+                      (list "GIT_SSL_CAINFO=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
+                            (string-append "GIT_EXEC_PATH=" #$git
+                                           "/libexec/git-core"))
+
                       #:user #$user
                       #:group #$group
                       #:log-file #$log-file))