diff --git a/nodepool/elements/cache-devstack/extra-data.d/55-cache-devstack-repos b/nodepool/elements/cache-devstack/extra-data.d/55-cache-devstack-repos
index b3d409804d..f77c48e7f8 100755
--- a/nodepool/elements/cache-devstack/extra-data.d/55-cache-devstack-repos
+++ b/nodepool/elements/cache-devstack/extra-data.d/55-cache-devstack-repos
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ def local_prep(distribution):
             continue
         branch_data = {'name': branch}
         print 'Branch: ', branch
-        run_local(['git', 'checkout', branch], cwd=DEVSTACK)
-        run_local(['git', 'pull', '--ff-only', 'origin'], cwd=DEVSTACK)
+        run_local(['sudo', 'git', 'checkout', branch], cwd=DEVSTACK)
+        run_local(['sudo', 'git', 'pull', '--ff-only', 'origin'], cwd=DEVSTACK)
 
         if os.path.exists(os.path.join(TMP_MOUNT_PATH, 'usr/bin/apt-get')):
             debs = []
diff --git a/nodepool/scripts/cache_devstack.py b/nodepool/scripts/cache_devstack.py
index 380af75d67..f9c17a0b9a 100755
--- a/nodepool/scripts/cache_devstack.py
+++ b/nodepool/scripts/cache_devstack.py
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ def local_prep(distribution):
             continue
         branch_data = {'name': branch}
         print 'Branch: ', branch
-        run_local(['git', 'checkout', branch], cwd=DEVSTACK)
-        run_local(['git', 'pull', '--ff-only', 'origin'], cwd=DEVSTACK)
+        run_local(['sudo', 'git', 'checkout', branch], cwd=DEVSTACK)
+        run_local(['sudo', 'git', 'pull', '--ff-only', 'origin'], cwd=DEVSTACK)
 
         if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/apt-get'):
             debs = []