# Jenkins Pull Request failed to clone repo

**URL:** <https://community.jenkins.io/t/jenkins-pull-request-failed-to-clone-repo/15785>\
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**Tags:** question, docker\
**Created:** [June 7, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/jenkins-pull-request-failed-to-clone-repo/15785 "2024-06-07T10:00:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![DevMK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@DevMK](https://community.jenkins.io/u/DevMK)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/jenkins-pull-request-failed-to-clone-repo/15785/1 "2024-06-07T10:00:01Z")

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I am using Docker agent to build the project, configured in Nodes \> Clouds, and all the branches work as expected but when I create a PR, it fails with the following error:

```auto
     > git init /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/csf_PR-70@script/ecaff230533314b7e10ef114b9d082e # timeout=10
    ERROR: Error cloning remote repo 'origin'
    hudson.plugins.git.GitException: Could not init /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/csf_PR-70@script/ecaff230533314b7e10ef114b9d082e
    	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl$5.execute(CliGitAPIImpl.java:1073)
    	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl$2.execute(CliGitAPIImpl.java:819)
    	at hudson.plugins.git.GitSCM.retrieveChanges(GitSCM.java:1226)
    	at hudson.plugins.git.GitSCM.checkout(GitSCM.java:1309)
    	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.steps.scm.SCMStep.checkout(SCMStep.java:136)
    	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsScmFlowDefinition.create(CpsScmFlowDefinition.java:167)
    	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.multibranch.SCMBinder.create(SCMBinder.java:143)
    	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowRun.run(WorkflowRun.java:311)
    	at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:101)
    	at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:442)
    Caused by: hudson.plugins.git.GitException: Error performing git command: git init /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/csf_PR-70@script/ecaff230533314b7e10ef114b9d082e
    	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandIn(CliGitAPIImpl.java:2858)
    	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandIn(CliGitAPIImpl.java:2762)
    	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandIn(CliGitAPIImpl.java:2757)
    	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommand(CliGitAPIImpl.java:2051)
    	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl$5.execute(CliGitAPIImpl.java:1071)
    	... 9 more
    Caused by: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "git" (in directory "/var/lib/jenkins/workspace/csf_PR-70@script/ecaff230533314b7e10ef114b9d082e"): error=0, Failed to exec spawn helper: pid: 1532062, exit value: 1
    	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1143)
    	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1073)
    	at hudson.Proc$LocalProc.<init>(Proc.java:252)
    	at hudson.Proc$LocalProc.<init>(Proc.java:221)
    	at hudson.Launcher$LocalLauncher.launch(Launcher.java:994)
    	at hudson.Launcher$ProcStarter.start(Launcher.java:506)
    	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandIn(CliGitAPIImpl.java:2835)
    	... 13 more
    Caused by: java.io.IOException: error=0, Failed to exec spawn helper: pid: 1532062, exit value: 1
    	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.forkAndExec(Native Method)
    	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(ProcessImpl.java:314)
    	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:244)
    	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1110)
    	... 19 more
    ERROR: Error cloning remote repo 'origin'
    ERROR: Maximum checkout retry attempts reached, aborting
    ERROR: Error cloning remote repo 'origin'

```

and when I look inside the xxxx-scm-key.txt, I see it that the URL is repeated two times

```
git https://URL.test.git https://URL.test.git

```

Jenkins Version: 2.452.1

and on top of the console log I see this  
`Checking out git https://URL.test.git https://URL.test.git into /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/...`

> **Jenkins setup:**
>
> ```
> Jenkins: 2.452.1
> OS: Linux - 5.4.0-177-generic
> Java: 17.0.10 - Private Build (OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM)
> ---
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> ansicolor:1.0.4
> ant:497.v94e7d9fffa_b_9
> antisamy-markup-formatter:162.v0e6ec0fcfcf6
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> aws-java-sdk-minimal:1.12.696-451.v0651a_da_9ca_ec
> azure-ad:267.v5b_dfb_514d9fd
> azure-sdk:157.v855da_0b_eb_dc2
> bitbucket:241.v6d24a_57f9359
> blueocean:1.27.5.1
> blueocean-autofavorite:1.2.5
> blueocean-bitbucket-pipeline:1.27.5.1
> blueocean-commons:1.27.12
> blueocean-config:1.27.12
> blueocean-core-js:1.27.12
> blueocean-dashboard:1.27.12
> blueocean-display-url:2.4.2
> blueocean-events:1.27.5.1
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> blueocean-jira:1.27.12
> blueocean-jwt:1.27.12
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> blueocean-rest-impl:1.27.12
> blueocean-web:1.27.12
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> workflow-support:907.v6713a_ed8a_573
> ws-cleanup:0.45
> xtrigger-api:1.0
> xvfb:1.2
> ```

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**Author:** ![DevMK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@DevMK](https://community.jenkins.io/u/DevMK)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/jenkins-pull-request-failed-to-clone-repo/15785/2 "2024-06-07T11:46:24Z")

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I can confirm with previous LTS version is working 2.440.3

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**Author:** ![poddingue](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/poddingue/32/985_2.png) [@poddingue](https://community.jenkins.io/u/poddingue)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/jenkins-pull-request-failed-to-clone-repo/15785/3 "2024-06-13T07:27:52Z")

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That’s strange. 🤔  
What about [`2.452.2`](https://www.jenkins.io/changelog-stable/2.452.2/) ?

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**Author:** ![DevMK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@DevMK](https://community.jenkins.io/u/DevMK)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/jenkins-pull-request-failed-to-clone-repo/15785/4 "2024-06-18T14:10:49Z")

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I didn’t try as at that time it wasn’t released this version, but from Changelog I don’t see any fix regarding my issue.