diff --git a/tests/scripted/verify b/tests/scripted/verify
index 4072aaf9f..3f6d60103 100755
--- a/tests/scripted/verify
+++ b/tests/scripted/verify
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import tempfile
 import os
 
 
-def set_git_identity():
+def set_git_config():
 	"""Set local git identity, but only in local repo (to not overwrite user settings)"""
+	"""Also, fix git issue: fatal: transport 'file' not allowed"""
 	subprocess.run(['git', 'config', 'user.name', 'James Bond'])
 	subprocess.run(['git', 'config', 'user.email', '007@sis.gov.uk'])
+	subprocess.run(['git', 'config', '--global', 'protocol.file.allow', 'always'])
 
 
 def create_file(filename: str, file_content: str):
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ class ScriptTest():
 		# prerequirements
 		Path('data/themes').mkdir(parents=True)
 		subprocess.run(['git', 'init', '-b', 'main'], check=True)
-		set_git_identity()
+		set_git_config()
 		subprocess.run(['git', 'submodule', 'add', '../../carla', 'plugins/CarlaBase/carla'], check=True)
 		create_file('src/core/classes.cpp', 'namespace lmms {\nclass TestClass\n}')
 		create_file('debian/lmms-common.docs', '')
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
 	Path('carla').mkdir()
 	os.chdir('carla')
 	subprocess.run(['git', 'init', '-b', 'main'], check=True)
-	set_git_identity()
+	set_git_config()
 	create_file('README.md', 'hello world')
 	subprocess.run(['git', 'commit', '-m', 'Initial commit'], check=True)
 	os.chdir('..')