# Git clone fails in Circle 2.0

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/git-clone-fails-in-circle-2-0/15211>\
**Category:** Build Environment\
**Tags:** config, build-image, circle-yml\
**Created:** [August 9, 2017, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/git-clone-fails-in-circle-2-0/15211 "2017-08-09T08:35:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![mayu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/mayu/32/13073_2.png) [@mayu](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/mayu)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/git-clone-fails-in-circle-2-0/15211/10 "2018-08-04T00:11:44Z")

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I am running into the same issue. The workaround suggestion worked for me.

```
- run: 
          command: |
            mkdir ~/.ssh/ && echo -e "Host github.com\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n" > ~/.ssh/config
            git clone -b develop $CIRCLE_REPOSITORY_URL 
            cd $CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME
```

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