diff --git a/Container/build-image-docker.sh b/Container/build-image-docker.sh
index 7ce29449..e62d3009 100644
--- a/Container/build-image-docker.sh
+++ b/Container/build-image-docker.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 # from https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/+/master/tools/docker
 # Copy your host gitconfig, or create a stripped down version
-cp ~/.gitconfig gitconfig
+cp ~/.gitconfig gitconfig || cp $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config gitconfig
 docker build --build-arg userid=$(id -u) --build-arg groupid=$(id -g) --build-arg username=$(id -un) -t android-build-fedora .
 rm gitconfig
diff --git a/Container/build-image-podman.sh b/Container/build-image-podman.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e3534fdc..5b4b8717
--- a/Container/build-image-podman.sh
+++ b/Container/build-image-podman.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 # from https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/+/master/tools/docker
 # Copy your host gitconfig, or create a stripped down version
-cp ~/.gitconfig gitconfig
+cp ~/.gitconfig gitconfig || cp $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config gitconfig
 podman build --build-arg userid=$(id -u) --build-arg groupid=$(id -g) --build-arg username=$(id -un) -t android-build-fedora .
 rm gitconfig