diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index ca63e891f..56cf864c9 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -5796,7 +5796,7 @@ function getSource(settings) {
         // Repository URL
         core.info(`Syncing repository: ${settings.repositoryOwner}/${settings.repositoryName}`);
         const repositoryUrl = settings.sshKey
-            ? `git@${hostname}:${encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryOwner)}/${encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryName)}`
+            ? `git@${hostname}:${encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryOwner)}/${encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryName)}.git`
             : `https://${hostname}/${encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryOwner)}/${encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryName)}`;
         // Remove conflicting file path
         if (fsHelper.fileExistsSync(settings.repositoryPath)) {
@@ -5856,8 +5856,10 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             // Submodules
             if (settings.submodules) {
                 try {
-                    // Temporarily override global config
-                    yield authHelper.configureGlobalAuth();
+                    if (!settings.sshKey) { // TODO REMOVE THIS CONDITION, TESTING
+                        // Temporarily override global config
+                        yield authHelper.configureGlobalAuth();
+                    }
                     // Checkout submodules
                     yield git.submoduleSync(settings.nestedSubmodules);
                     yield git.submoduleUpdate(settings.fetchDepth, settings.nestedSubmodules);
diff --git a/src/git-source-provider.ts b/src/git-source-provider.ts
index 423c62d87..d82cf84f5 100644
--- a/src/git-source-provider.ts
+++ b/src/git-source-provider.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
   const repositoryUrl = settings.sshKey
     ? `git@${hostname}:${encodeURIComponent(
         settings.repositoryOwner
-      )}/${encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryName)}`
+      )}/${encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryName)}.git`
     : `https://${hostname}/${encodeURIComponent(
         settings.repositoryOwner
       )}/${encodeURIComponent(settings.repositoryName)}`
@@ -120,8 +120,10 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
     // Submodules
     if (settings.submodules) {
       try {
-        // Temporarily override global config
-        await authHelper.configureGlobalAuth()
+        if (!settings.sshKey) { // TODO REMOVE THIS CONDITION, TESTING
+          // Temporarily override global config
+          await authHelper.configureGlobalAuth()
+        }
 
         // Checkout submodules
         await git.submoduleSync(settings.nestedSubmodules)