diff --git a/internal/jobbuilder/job_template.go b/internal/jobbuilder/job_template.go
index 31e01ce..99c29d1 100644
--- a/internal/jobbuilder/job_template.go
+++ b/internal/jobbuilder/job_template.go
@@ -374,7 +374,11 @@ func buildCloneInitContainer(config WorkflowConfig) corev1.Container {
 	// Build the shell script from clone commands
 	// Add set -e for error handling, safe.directory config to handle ownership mismatch
 	// (emptyDir volumes are root-owned but we run as user 10000)
-	script := "set -e\ngit config --global --add advice.detachedHead false --add safe.directory /tangled/workspace\n" + strings.Join(config.CloneCommands, "\n") + "\necho \"Repository ready\""
+	script := "set -e\n" +
+		"git config --global advice.detachedHead false\n" +
+		"git config --global safe.directory /tangled/workspace\n" +
+		strings.Join(config.CloneCommands, "\n") + "\n" +
+		"echo \"Repository ready\""
 
 	return corev1.Container{
 		Name:       "clone-repo",