diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/defaults/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/defaults/main.yaml
index 411d7f189f..f103a21459 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ gerrit_container_volumes:
   - /home/gerrit2/.ssh:/var/gerrit/.ssh
   - /opt/project-config/gerrit/projects.yaml:/var/gerrit/etc/projects.yaml
   - /opt/project-config/gerrit/projects.ini:/var/gerrit/etc/projects.ini
+  - /opt/lib/git:/opt/lib/git
 gerrit_database_type: MYSQL
 gerrit_project_creator_user: openstack-project-creator
 gerrit_manage_projects_args: "-v"