diff --git a/cdci_data_analysis/analysis/renku_helper.py b/cdci_data_analysis/analysis/renku_helper.py
index 7d4cc9380..24191f6de 100644
--- a/cdci_data_analysis/analysis/renku_helper.py
+++ b/cdci_data_analysis/analysis/renku_helper.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import giturlparse
 import copy
 
-from git import Repo, Actor
+from git import Repo, Actor, RemoteProgress
 from configparser import ConfigParser
 
 from ..app_logging import app_logging
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 from .hash import make_hash
 
 logger = app_logging.getLogger('renku_helper')
+progress_logger = app_logging.getLogger('progress_git_commands_renku_helper')
+
+
+class MyProgressPrinter(RemoteProgress):
+    def update(self, op_code, cur_count, max_count=None, message=""):
+        message = message or "NO MESSAGE"
+        progress_logger.info(f"op_code: {op_code}, cur_count: {cur_count}, max_count: {max_count}, message: {message}")
 
 
 def push_api_code(api_code,
@@ -161,7 +168,7 @@ def clone_renku_repo(renku_repository_url, repo_dir=None, renku_gitlab_ssh_key_p
     # TODO or store known hosts on build/boot
     git_ssh_cmd = f'ssh -i {renku_gitlab_ssh_key_path} -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'
 
-    repo = Repo.clone_from(renku_repository_url, repo_dir, branch='master', env=dict(GIT_SSH_COMMAND=git_ssh_cmd))
+    repo = Repo.clone_from(renku_repository_url, repo_dir, branch='master', env=dict(GIT_SSH_COMMAND=git_ssh_cmd), progress=MyProgressPrinter())
 
     logger.info(f'repository {renku_repository_url} successfully cloned')
 
diff --git a/cdci_data_analysis/pytest_fixtures.py b/cdci_data_analysis/pytest_fixtures.py
index 6371da90a..19705a3a7 100644
--- a/cdci_data_analysis/pytest_fixtures.py
+++ b/cdci_data_analysis/pytest_fixtures.py
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ def dispatcher_test_conf_with_renku_options_fn(dispatcher_test_conf_fn):
             f.write(f_default.read())
 
         f.write('\n    renku_options:'
-                '\n        renku_gitlab_repository_url: "git@renkulab.io:gabriele.barni/old-test-dispatcher-endpoint.git"'
+                '\n        renku_gitlab_repository_url: "git@gitlab.renkulab.io:gabriele.barni/old-test-dispatcher-endpoint.git"'
                 '\n        renku_base_project_url: "http://renkulab.io/projects"'
                f'\n        ssh_key_path: "{os.getenv("SSH_KEY_FILE", "ssh_key_file")}"')