diff --git a/shell/git.sh b/shell/git.sh
index 9973364..0d6c2ad 100755
--- a/shell/git.sh
+++ b/shell/git.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #
 
 # Author name
-export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="`git config user.name`"
-export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="`git config user.email`"
+export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="`git config --global user.name`"
+export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="`git config --global user.email`"
 
 # Aliases
 alias g="git"