diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/git-1237395.repo b/modules/openstack_project/files/git-1237395.repo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7aaf1d824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/git-1237395.repo
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[iwienand-git-1237395]
+name=Copr repo for git-1237395 owned by iwienand
+baseurl=https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/iwienand/git-1237395/epel-6-$basearch/
+skip_if_unavailable=True
+gpgcheck=1
+gpgkey=https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/iwienand/git-1237395/pubkey.gpg
+enabled=1
+enabled_metadata=1
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
index b1fc3de11a..e2003ac55b 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
@@ -352,6 +352,19 @@ class openstack_project::template (
       source  => 'puppet:///modules/openstack_project/centos-puppetlabs.repo',
       replace => true,
     }
+
+    # This git package includes a small work-around for slow https
+    # cloning performance, as discussed in redhat bz#1237395.  Should
+    # be fixed in 6.8
+    file { '/etc/yum.repos.d/git-1237395.repo':
+      ensure  => present,
+      owner   => 'root',
+      group   => 'root',
+      mode    => '0444',
+      source  => 'puppet:///modules/openstack_project/git-1237395.repo',
+      replace => true,
+    }
+
     file { '/etc/yum.conf':
       ensure  => present,
       owner   => 'root',