diff --git a/tests/p_git/0-install_git.sh b/tests/p_git/0-install_git.sh
index 682830d..40d8bfb 100755
--- a/tests/p_git/0-install_git.sh
+++ b/tests/p_git/0-install_git.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 t_Log "Running $0 - installing git"
 
 # Install git
-if [ $centos_ver == '6' ]
+if [ $centos_ver -ge 6 ]
   then
   t_InstallPackage git
 else
diff --git a/tests/p_git/10-test_git.sh b/tests/p_git/10-test_git.sh
index 719ea91..79ac9c3 100755
--- a/tests/p_git/10-test_git.sh
+++ b/tests/p_git/10-test_git.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 t_Log "Running $0 - checking git installation"
 
-if [ $centos_ver == '6' ]
+if [ $centos_ver -ge 6 ]
   then
   git --version
   ret_val=$?
diff --git a/tests/p_git/11-test_git_clone.sh b/tests/p_git/11-test_git_clone.sh
index c748ecb..ff06766 100755
--- a/tests/p_git/11-test_git_clone.sh
+++ b/tests/p_git/11-test_git_clone.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 t_Log "Running $0 - testing a local git clone operation"
 
-if [ $centos_ver == '6' ]
+if [ $centos_ver -ge 6 ]
   then
   # Testing Git clone by comparing SHAs
   workpath=$(pwd)
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ if [ $centos_ver == '6' ]
   cd /tmp
   git clone $temp_repo cloned_repo
   cd cloned_repo
+  git config user.email "centos@centos.org"
+  git config user.name "t_functional tests"
   echo "hello world" > hello
   git add hello
   git commit -m "Temp commit"
diff --git a/tests/p_git/12-test_git_log.sh b/tests/p_git/12-test_git_log.sh
index 0c37264..22c4940 100755
--- a/tests/p_git/12-test_git_log.sh
+++ b/tests/p_git/12-test_git_log.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 t_Log "Running $0 - testing git logging and commit messages"
 
-if [ $centos_ver == '6' ]
+if [ $centos_ver -ge 6 ]
   then
   # Testing git log and git commit msgs
   workpath=$(pwd)
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ if [ $centos_ver == '6' ]
   cd /tmp
   git clone $temp_repo cloned_repo
   cd cloned_repo
+  git config user.email "centos@centos.org"
+  git config user.name "t_functional tests"
   echo "hello world" > hello
   git add hello
   git commit -m "Temp commit" 2>&1