diff --git a/linux/setup git.sh b/linux/setup git.sh
index c1899fe..ba0e4ef 100644
--- a/linux/setup git.sh	
+++ b/linux/setup git.sh	
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
   git config --global user.name "Dobromir Popov"
 
 
-#store credentals
-git config --global credential.helper store
-
+#store credentals in file 
+git config --global credential.helper store --file
 
+git config credential.helper store --file
 
 #add upstream (when forked)
 git remote add upstream https://github.com/petals-infra/health.petals.dev.git