diff --git a/test/test-sync.sh b/test/test-sync.sh
index ea26665c9f5f5331d7515a6e16e0a81a23aa77bb..c662da1c067ea3f3b4661de4b693ebe6b825459c 100755
--- a/test/test-sync.sh
+++ b/test/test-sync.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ trap "rm -rf $T" EXIT
 export SHRINKWRAP_BUILD=$T/build
 export SHRINKWRAP_PACKAGE=$T/package
 
+cat << EOF > $T/gitconfig
+# Needed when not configured in config (e.g. on ci)
+[user]
+    name = Mr T. Ester
+    email = mr.t.ester@test-sync.sh
+
+# Needed so we can use local repo paths for submodules
+[protocol.file]
+    allow = always
+EOF
+
+export GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL=$T/gitconfig
+
 # Test $1 must succeed
 OK () {
     local name="$1"
@@ -75,7 +88,7 @@ TESTS () {
     git add README
     git commit -m "commit 0"
 
-    git submodule add ssh://localhost:$T/module1 module
+    git submodule add file://$T/module1 module
     git commit -a -m "Add module 1"
     popd
 } >> $LOG
@@ -406,7 +419,7 @@ TESTS   Override branch
     git add README
     git commit -a -m "commit 0"
 
-    git submodule add ssh://localhost:$T/module2 module
+    git submodule add file://$T/module2 module
     git commit -a -m "Add module 2"
     popd
 } >> $LOG
@@ -455,7 +468,7 @@ TESTS   Update module URL
 {
     pushd $T/repo2
     git submodule set-branch -b main module
-    git submodule set-url module ssh://localhost:$T/module1
+    git submodule set-url module file://$T/module1
     git submodule update --remote
     git commit -a -m "Update module URL"
     popd
diff --git a/test/test.py b/test/test.py
index 10c8613753a56af0880bb921214cde0ae05a05be..e39b59ed654285ef7278c99074da9b4846db49ca 100755
--- a/test/test.py
+++ b/test/test.py
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ IMAGE = None
 FVPJOBS = None
 
 
-ASSETS = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'assets')
+SCRIPTDIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+SYNCTEST = os.path.join(SCRIPTDIR, 'test-sync.sh')
+ASSETS = os.path.join(SCRIPTDIR, 'assets')
 KERNEL = os.path.join(ASSETS, 'Image')
 BOOTWRAPPER = os.path.join(ASSETS, 'linux-system.axf')
 ROOTFS = os.path.join(ASSETS, 'rootfs.ext4')
@@ -372,6 +374,14 @@ def do_main(args):
 		build_configs(configs, btvarss=btvarss)
 		run_configs(configs, rtvarss=rtvarss)
 
+	# Run repo sync tests.
+	ret = subprocess.run(SYNCTEST).returncode
+	results.append({
+		'type': 'repo-sync-behaviours',
+		'status': 'pass' if ret == 0 else 'fail',
+		'error': None,
+	})
+
 	success = print_results(args.junit)
 	exit(not success)