diff --git a/users/jeirmeister/programs/git.nix b/users/jeirmeister/programs/git.nix
index ff88375..7e6ad4b 100644
--- a/users/jeirmeister/programs/git.nix
+++ b/users/jeirmeister/programs/git.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {
   programs.git = {
     enable = true;
+    package = pkgs.git;  # Explicitly specify git package
     lfs.enable = true;
     userName = "jeirmeister";
     userEmail = "jeir@jeirslab.xyz";
@@ -11,21 +12,15 @@
       init.defaultBranch = "main";
       pull.rebase = false;
 
-      # Configure credential helper
+      # More explicit credential configuration
       credential = {
-        helper = "${pkgs.git-credential-manager}/bin/git-credential-manager";
+        helper = lib.mkForce "${pkgs.git-credential-manager}/bin/git-credential-manager";
+        credentialStore = "plaintext";
+        interactive = false;
       };
 
-      # Add additional required configurations
       safe.directory = "*";
     };
-
-    ignores = [
-      ".DS_Store"
-      "*.swp"
-      ".vscode/"
-      ".idea/"
-    ];
   };
 
   # Ensure required packages are installed
@@ -33,6 +28,5 @@
     git-credential-manager
   ];
 
-  # Enable XDG directories
   xdg.enable = true;
 }
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