diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index bbeb054a2..6c5deeab9 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Run tslint
           command: npm run lint
+      - run: ./scripts/git/config.sh
       - run:
           name: Build changed plugins
           command: node scripts/ci-tests.js
diff --git a/scripts/git/config.sh b/scripts/git/config.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3221b0c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/git/config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+git config --global user.email "hi@ionicframework.com"
+git config --global user.name "Ionitron"