diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index b459c17a92f1b6..9b353546adca96 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM ghcr.io/commaai/openpilot-base:latest
 
 RUN printf "\nsource /workspaces/openpilot/tools/openpilot_env.sh\n" >> ~/.bashrc
+# remove gitconfig if exists, since its gonna be replaced by host one
+RUN rm -f /root/.gitconfig
 RUN apt update && apt install -y vim net-tools usbutils htop
 RUN pip install ipython jupyter jupyterlab