diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/basic-tests.yml
index d962026e09a..239e9250db4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic-tests.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         pip install "tox<4.0.0" pip setuptools --upgrade
     - name: installing auxiliary data files
       run: |
-        GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1 git clone https://git.ligo.org/lscsoft/lalsuite-extra
+        GIT_CLONE_PROTECTION_ACTIVE=false GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1 git clone https://git.ligo.org/lscsoft/lalsuite-extra
         cd lalsuite-extra
         git lfs pull -I "data/lalsimulation/SEOBNRv2ROM_*.dat"
         git lfs pull -I "data/lalsimulation/*ChirpTime*.dat"
diff --git a/tools/install_travis.sh b/tools/install_travis.sh
index a2bc95eea08..49de69c23e8 100755
--- a/tools/install_travis.sh
+++ b/tools/install_travis.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ chmod +x $p
 
 # LAL extra data files
 # FIXME, should be a way to make reduced package (with subset of data files)
-GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1 git clone https://git.ligo.org/lscsoft/lalsuite-extra
+GIT_CLONE_PROTECTION_ACTIVE=false GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1 git clone https://git.ligo.org/lscsoft/lalsuite-extra
 cd lalsuite-extra
 git lfs pull -I "data/lalsimulation/SEOBNRv2ROM_*.dat"
 git lfs pull -I "data/lalsimulation/*ChirpTime*.dat"