diff --git a/setup-base.yml b/setup-base.yml
index 0ff2447..140c161 100644
--- a/setup-base.yml
+++ b/setup-base.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@
     when: checkout_type | default('ssh') | trim == 'ssh'
 
   - block:
+    -  name: Configure git attributes
+       git_config:
+        name: "{{ item.name }}"
+        scope: "{{ item.scope }}"
+        value: "{{ item.value }}"
+      with_items:
+      - { name: 'http.sslVerify', scope: 'global', value: 'false' }
+      - { name: 'core.gitProxy', scope: 'global', value: '{{ proxy_url }}' }
+      when: extra_check is defined and extra_check | trim == "yes"
+
     - name: Git checkout of configuration repositories
       tags: ['config']
       become: false