diff --git a/scripts/bump_tag.sh b/scripts/bump_tag.sh
index 069cf9fddd..db16e557a0 100755
--- a/scripts/bump_tag.sh
+++ b/scripts/bump_tag.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if [[ -z "$CURRENT_VERSION" || "$CURRENT_VERSION" == "null" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Parse semver components
-IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR_V PATCH <<< "$CURRENT_VERSION"
+IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR_V PATCH <<<"$CURRENT_VERSION"
 
 # Calculate new version
 if [[ "$MINOR" == "true" ]]; then
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fi
 echo "Bumping version: $CURRENT_VERSION -> $NEW_VERSION"
 
 # Update package.json
-jq --arg v "$NEW_VERSION" '.version = $v' package.json > package.json.tmp
+jq --arg v "$NEW_VERSION" '.version = $v' package.json >package.json.tmp
 mv package.json.tmp package.json
 
 # Commit and tag
diff --git a/src/common/utils/git/gitStatus.ts b/src/common/utils/git/gitStatus.ts
index 74ad93897c..e6650c71f6 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/git/gitStatus.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils/git/gitStatus.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export const GIT_FETCH_SCRIPT = `
 export GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT=0
 export GIT_ASKPASS=echo
 export SSH_ASKPASS=echo
-export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -o BatchMode=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new"
+export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="\${GIT_SSH_COMMAND:-ssh} -o BatchMode=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new"
 
 # Fast fetch with optimization flags
 git -c protocol.version=2 \\