diff --git a/src/git-command-manager.ts b/src/git-command-manager.ts
index 8e42a38..ff4ab44 100644
--- a/src/git-command-manager.ts
+++ b/src/git-command-manager.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export interface IGitCommandManager {
   ): Promise<void>
   getDefaultBranch(repositoryUrl: string): Promise<string>
   getWorkingDirectory(): string
-  init(): Promise<void>
+  init(options?: { objectFormat?: string }): Promise<void>
   isDetached(): Promise<boolean>
   lfsFetch(ref: string): Promise<void>
   lfsInstall(): Promise<void>
@@ -327,8 +327,12 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     return this.workingDirectory
   }
 
-  async init(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.execGit(['init', this.workingDirectory])
+  async init(options?: { objectFormat?: string }): Promise<void> {
+    await this.execGit([
+      'init',
+      ...(options?.objectFormat ? ["--object-format", options.objectFormat] : []),
+      this.workingDirectory
+    ])
   }
 
   async isDetached(): Promise<boolean> {
diff --git a/src/git-source-settings.ts b/src/git-source-settings.ts
index 4e41ac3..f26e83f 100644
--- a/src/git-source-settings.ts
+++ b/src/git-source-settings.ts
@@ -118,4 +118,9 @@ export interface IGitSourceSettings {
    * User override on the GitHub Server/Host URL that hosts the repository to be cloned
    */
   githubServerUrl: string | undefined
+
+  /**
+   * Object format used for the repo, if it is not default
+   */
+  objectFormat: string | undefined
 }