diff --git a/openairinterface5g/openairinterface-install-scripts/flexRIC_oai_gNB_install.sh b/openairinterface5g/openairinterface-install-scripts/flexRIC_oai_gNB_install.sh
index f7a0b0341149b2e6d7e91b4ff3d1cfa4627971e4..570c6af5ea3a373db0d7ff8ae3d75adcf579eb61 100755
--- a/openairinterface5g/openairinterface-install-scripts/flexRIC_oai_gNB_install.sh
+++ b/openairinterface5g/openairinterface-install-scripts/flexRIC_oai_gNB_install.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/libuhd4.2.0_4.2.0.1-0ubun
 git clone https://gitlab.eurecom.fr/oai/openairinterface5g.git  ~/oai
 cd ~/oai
 git checkout 2022.41
-git am ~/flexric/multiRAT/oai/oai.patch --whitespace=nowarn
+sudo git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
+sudo git config --global user.name "Your Name"
+sudo git am ~/flexric/multiRAT/oai/oai.patch --whitespace=nowarn
 
 ## Download the OAI configuration files (CU/DU, OAI UE, and gNB configuration)