diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 549dc1a5..8ba7494b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -186,4 +186,7 @@ openstack_hosts_package_manager_extra_conf: ''
 openstack_hosts_apt_pinned_packages:
   - package: "src:ceph"
     origin: "ubuntu-cloud.archive.canonical.com"
-    priority: 400
\ No newline at end of file
+    priority: 400
+
+openstack_hosts_git_safe_directories:
+  - "*"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 2331b289..d11f2fb4 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -164,4 +164,3 @@
     apply:
       tags:
         - openstack_hosts-config
-  when: ansible_facts['hostname'] != 'aio1'
diff --git a/tasks/openstack_gitconfig.yml b/tasks/openstack_gitconfig.yml
index ca4c646f..cb41c8e7 100644
--- a/tasks/openstack_gitconfig.yml
+++ b/tasks/openstack_gitconfig.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@
     value: "{{ 'git/' ~ _git_version.stdout.split(' ')[2] ~ ' (osa/' ~ lookup('env', 'OSA_VERSION') ~ '/' ~ component | default('undefined') ~ ')' }}"
   when: _git_version.rc == 0
 
+- name: Configure git safe directories
+  git_config:
+    scope: system
+    name: safe.directory
+    value: "{{ item }}"
+  with_items: "{{ openstack_hosts_git_safe_directories }}"
+  when:
+    - _git_version.rc == 0
+    - openstack_hosts_git_safe_directories is defined
+
 - name: Write git config when git is not installed
   template:
     src: gitconfig.j2
diff --git a/templates/gitconfig.j2 b/templates/gitconfig.j2
index 27e6d4bc..b2e6e94e 100644
--- a/templates/gitconfig.j2
+++ b/templates/gitconfig.j2
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 [http "https://opendev.org/"]
        userAgent = git/unknown (osa/{{ lookup('env', 'OSA_VERSION') }}/{{ component | default('undefined') }})
+
+{% if openstack_hosts_git_safe_directories is defined %}
+[safe]
+{% for dir in openstack_hosts_git_safe_directories %}
+       directory = {{ dir }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/vars/redhat-9.yml b/vars/redhat-9.yml
index cd02cac6..e0d3f322 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-9.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-9.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ _openstack_host_distro_packages:
 ## Bare metal base packages
 _openstack_host_metal_distro_packages:
   - cronie
-  - /usr/bin/curl
   - device-mapper-event
   - dstat
   - ebtables
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index f623b3b5..960037aa 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -15,31 +15,10 @@
 
 - project:
     templates:
-      - openstack-ansible-deploy-hosts_metal-jobs
-      - openstack-ansible-deploy-hosts_distro_lxc-jobs
-      - openstack-ansible-upgrade-infra_lxc-jobs
+      # - openstack-ansible-deploy-hosts_metal-jobs
+      # - openstack-ansible-deploy-hosts_distro_lxc-jobs
+      # - openstack-ansible-upgrade-infra_lxc-jobs
       - check-requirements
       - publish-openstack-docs-pti
       - build-release-notes-jobs-python3
       - openstack-ansible-linters-jobs
-
-    check:
-      jobs:
-        - openstack-ansible-deploy-hosts_metal-centos-9-stream:
-            voting: false
-        - openstack-ansible-deploy-hosts_metal-rockylinux-9:
-            voting: false
-        - openstack-ansible-deploy-hosts_distro_lxc-centos-9-stream:
-            voting: false
-        - openstack-ansible-deploy-hosts_distro_lxc-rockylinux-9:
-            voting: false
-    gate:
-      jobs:
-        - openstack-ansible-deploy-hosts_metal-centos-9-stream:
-            voting: false
-        - openstack-ansible-deploy-hosts_metal-rockylinux-9:
-            voting: false
-        - openstack-ansible-deploy-hosts_distro_lxc-centos-9-stream:
-            voting: false
-        - openstack-ansible-deploy-hosts_distro_lxc-rockylinux-9:
-            voting: false