git version 2.7.4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ First try: NOT passing origin url explicitly ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ git remote -v origin https://USER @ bitbucket.org/OWNER/jenkinsconf-repo.git (fetch) origin https://USER @ bitbucket.org/OWNER/jenkinsconf-repo.git (push) ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ sudo vim jobs/bentzytest1/config.xml ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ sudo git add . ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ sudo git commit -m'First try' -a [master b8549c3] First try 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ sudo git push Password for 'https://USER @ bitbucket.org': Counting objects: 5, done. Delta compression using up to 2 threads. Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done. Writing objects: 100% (5/5), 399 bytes | 0 bytes/s, done. Total 5 (delta 3), reused 0 (delta 0) To https://USER @ bitbucket.org/OWNER/jenkinsconf-repo.git d2cc229..b8549c3 master -> master ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ git status On branch master Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. nothing to commit, working directory clean ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Second try: passing origin url explicitily ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ git remote -v origin https://USER @ bitbucket.org/OWNER/jenkinsconf-repo.git (fetch) origin https://USER @ bitbucket.org/OWNER/jenkinsconf-repo.git (push) ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ sudo vim jobs/bentzytest1/config.xml ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ sudo git add . ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ sudo git commit -m'Second try' -a [master 331ac84] Second try 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ sudo git push https://bitbucket.org/OWNER/jenkinsconf-repo.git Username for 'https://bitbucket.org': USER Password for 'https://USER @ bitbucket.org': Counting objects: 5, done. Delta compression using up to 2 threads. Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done. Writing objects: 100% (5/5), 403 bytes | 0 bytes/s, done. Total 5 (delta 3), reused 0 (delta 0) To https://bitbucket.org/OWNER/jenkinsconf-repo.git 7383066..331ac84 master -> master ubuntu@ci-bentzy:/var/lib/jenkins$ git status On branch master Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 1 commit. (use "git push" to publish your local commits) nothing to commit, working directory clean ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ An additional " sudo git push" (without explicit origin) solves the issue Bentzy Sagiv