diff --git a/shared/gather.conf b/shared/gather.conf
index 3bc9259..f74af96 100644
--- a/shared/gather.conf
+++ b/shared/gather.conf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ gather_allow_reuse = True
 repoclosure_backend = 'dnf'
 
 gather_prepopulate = {
-    'scm': 'git',
+    'scm': 'file',
     'repo': GATHER_PREPOPULATE_REPO,
     'branch': GATHER_PREPOPULATE_BRANCH,
     'file': GATHER_PREPOPULATE_FILE,