diff --git a/packaging/update-wiki.sh b/packaging/update-wiki.sh
index dbde85e23d..dbb494b0b5 100755
--- a/packaging/update-wiki.sh
+++ b/packaging/update-wiki.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ case "$1" in
 		;;
 esac
 
-git config --global user.email "orabot@users.noreply.github.com"
-git config --global user.name "orabot"
-
 echo "Updating https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/wiki/"
 rm -rf $HOME/openra-wiki
 git clone git@github.com:OpenRA/OpenRA.wiki.git $HOME/openra-wiki
@@ -26,6 +23,8 @@ cp -fr ../DOCUMENTATION.md "${HOME}/openra-wiki/Traits${TAG}.md"
 cp -fr ../Lua-API.md "${HOME}/openra-wiki/Lua API${TAG}.md"
 
 pushd $HOME/openra-wiki
+git config --local user.email "orabot@users.noreply.github.com"
+git config --local user.name "orabot"
 git add "Traits${TAG}.md"
 git add "Lua API${TAG}.md"
 git commit -m "Update trait and scripting documentation for branch $1"