diff --git a/shared/gather.conf b/shared/gather.conf
index 40691df..96212aa 100644
--- a/shared/gather.conf
+++ b/shared/gather.conf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ gather_allow_reuse = True
 repoclosure_backend = 'dnf'
 
 gather_prepopulate = {
-    'scm': 'file',
+    'scm': 'git',
     'repo': GATHER_PREPOPULATE_REPO,
     'branch': GATHER_PREPOPULATE_BRANCH,
     'file': GATHER_PREPOPULATE_FILE,