diff --git a/__tests__/spec/sanity-checks.js b/__tests__/spec/sanity-checks.js
index d7429635c0..87cc91440e 100644
--- a/__tests__/spec/sanity-checks.js
+++ b/__tests__/spec/sanity-checks.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const assert = require('assert')
 const path = require('path')
-const EOL = require('os').EOL
 
 const fs = require('fs-extra')
 const request = require('supertest')
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ describe('The Prototype Kit', () => {
     await exec('git log', { cwd: tmpDir }, (data) => outputLines.push(data.toString()))
 
     function getLastMeaningfulLineTrimmed (outputLines) {
-      const meaningulLines = outputLines.join(EOL).split(EOL).filter(line => line !== '')
+      const meaningulLines = outputLines.join('').split('\n').filter(line => line !== '')
       return meaningulLines.pop().trim()
     }
 
diff --git a/bin/cli b/bin/cli
index 3079a0681b..d14d12fcbf 100755
--- a/bin/cli
+++ b/bin/cli
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async function updatePackageJson (packageJsonPath) {
 
 async function initialiseGitRepo () {
   try {
-    return exec('git init && git add -A . && git commit -am "Created prototype kit."')
+    return exec('git init && git add -A . && git -c "user.email=gov.uk-prototype@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk" -c "user.name=GOV.UK Prototype Kit" commit -am "Created prototype kit."')
   } catch (e) {
     console.log('error initialising git repo')
     console.log(e.message)