diff --git a/lib/redmine_git_hosting/commands/git.rb b/lib/redmine_git_hosting/commands/git.rb
index 21e9d548ab5..4d7dfa72246 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_git_hosting/commands/git.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_git_hosting/commands/git.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ module Git
       # Send Git command with Sudo
       #
       def sudo_git(*params)
-        cmd = sudo_git_cmd.concat(params)
+        if RedmineGitHosting::Config.gitolite_use_sudo?
+          cmd = sudo_git_cmd.concat(params)
+        else
+          cmd = ['git'].concat(params)
+        end
         capture(cmd)
       end
 
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ def sudo_set_git_global_param(namespace, key, value)
       # Return a hash with global config parameters.
       def sudo_get_git_global_params(namespace)
         begin
-          params = sudo_git('config', '-f', '.gitconfig', '--get-regexp', namespace).split("\n")
+          params = sudo_git('config', '--get-regexp', namespace).split("\n")
         rescue RedmineGitHosting::Error::GitoliteCommandException => e
           logger.error("Problems to retrieve Gitolite hook parameters in Gitolite config 'namespace : #{namespace}'")
           params = []
diff --git a/lib/redmine_git_hosting/commands/gitolite.rb b/lib/redmine_git_hosting/commands/gitolite.rb
index 43f4a5d68c8..1c77aaac623 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_git_hosting/commands/gitolite.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_git_hosting/commands/gitolite.rb
@@ -46,8 +46,14 @@ def sudo_repository_empty?(repo_path)
 
 
       def sudo_git_objects_count(repo_path)
+        if RedmineGitHosting::Config.gitolite_use_sudo?
+          cmd = ['eval', 'find', repo_path, '-type', 'f', '|', 'wc', '-l']
+        else
+          cmd = ['bash', '-c', "find #{repo_path} -type f | wc -l"]
+        end
+
         begin
-          sudo_capture('eval', 'find', repo_path, '-type', 'f', '|', 'wc', '-l')
+          sudo_capture(*cmd)
         rescue RedmineGitHosting::Error::GitoliteCommandException => e
           logger.error("Can't retrieve Git objects count : #{e.output}")
           0
diff --git a/lib/redmine_git_hosting/commands/sudo.rb b/lib/redmine_git_hosting/commands/sudo.rb
index 032e0b65120..2dbccfbc8ff 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_git_hosting/commands/sudo.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_git_hosting/commands/sudo.rb
@@ -168,7 +168,11 @@ def sudo_pipe_data(stdin)
         # Return the Sudo command with basic args.
         #
         def sudo
-          ['sudo', *sudo_shell_params]
+          if RedmineGitHosting::Config.gitolite_use_sudo?
+            ['sudo', *sudo_shell_params]
+          else
+            []
+          end
         end
 
 
diff --git a/lib/redmine_git_hosting/config/gitolite_base.rb b/lib/redmine_git_hosting/config/gitolite_base.rb
index af2a8a21484..82a0bc0fc33 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_git_hosting/config/gitolite_base.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_git_hosting/config/gitolite_base.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ def redmine_user
       end
 
 
+      def gitolite_use_sudo?
+        redmine_user != gitolite_user
+      end
+
+
       def gitolite_home_dir
         @gitolite_home_dir ||= Etc.getpwnam(gitolite_user).dir rescue nil
       end
diff --git a/lib/redmine_git_hosting/config/gitolite_config_tests.rb b/lib/redmine_git_hosting/config/gitolite_config_tests.rb
index 0bb12970325..c0b94052684 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_git_hosting/config/gitolite_config_tests.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_git_hosting/config/gitolite_config_tests.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def temp_dir_writeable?(opts = {})
 
       ## SUDO TEST1
       def can_redmine_sudo_to_gitolite_user?
-        return true if gitolite_user == redmine_user
+        return true unless gitolite_use_sudo?
         file_logger.info("Testing if Redmine user '#{redmine_user}' can sudo to Gitolite user '#{gitolite_user}'...")
         result = execute_sudo_test(gitolite_user) do
           RedmineGitHosting::Commands.sudo_capture('whoami')