diff --git a/check_update.py b/check_update.py
index ba62d394a..56557de2d 100644
--- a/check_update.py
+++ b/check_update.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ repository_path = pygit2.discover_repository(current_working_directory)
 local_repo = pygit2.Repository(repository_path)
 
 def check_and_apply_update(repo=local_repo, remote_name='origin'):
+	repo.config['user.name'] = 'Bazarr user'
+    repo.config['user.email'] ='bazarr@fakeuser.com'
+    
     for remote in repo.remotes:
         if remote.name == remote_name:
             remote.fetch()