diff --git a/hopsworks-IT/src/test/ruby/spec/git_spec.rb b/hopsworks-IT/src/test/ruby/spec/git_spec.rb
index 4b9c93a8a2..90c0f91e16 100644
--- a/hopsworks-IT/src/test/ruby/spec/git_spec.rb
+++ b/hopsworks-IT/src/test/ruby/spec/git_spec.rb
@@ -214,6 +214,14 @@
       end
     end
     describe "Perform operations on the cloned repositories" do
+      before(:all) do
+        setVar("enable_read_only_git_repositories", "false")
+        create_session(@project[:username], "Pass123")
+      end
+      after(:all) do
+        setVar("enable_read_only_git_repositories", "true")
+        create_session(@project[:username], "Pass123")
+      end
       after :each do
         get_project_git_repositories(@project[:id])
         if json_body[:count] > 0
diff --git a/hopsworks-common/src/main/java/io/hops/hopsworks/common/git/GitExecutionController.java b/hopsworks-common/src/main/java/io/hops/hopsworks/common/git/GitExecutionController.java
index 49d847f7d3..883cfbbf44 100644
--- a/hopsworks-common/src/main/java/io/hops/hopsworks/common/git/GitExecutionController.java
+++ b/hopsworks-common/src/main/java/io/hops/hopsworks/common/git/GitExecutionController.java
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ private GitRepository finalizeSuccessfulExecution(GitOpExecution execution,
     }
     if (executedCommandConfig.getCommandType() == GitCommandType.ADD_REMOTE ||
         executedCommandConfig.getCommandType() == GitCommandType.DELETE_REMOTE) {
-      //Update the remotes which are in the execution final message
-      String remotesJson = execution.getCommandResultMessage();
+      //Update the remotes which are in the stateDTO final message
+      String remotesJson = stateDTO.getMessage();
       if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(remotesJson)) {
         gitRepositoryRemotesFacade.updateRepositoryRemotes(gitCommandOperationUtil.convertToRemote(repository,
             remotesJson), repository);