diff --git a/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/chaoshub/ops/gitops.go b/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/chaoshub/ops/gitops.go
index 0a4950efef4..9480b144e6d 100644
--- a/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/chaoshub/ops/gitops.go
+++ b/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/chaoshub/ops/gitops.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/litmuschaos/litmus/chaoscenter/graphql/server/graph/model"
+	"github.com/litmuschaos/litmus/chaoscenter/graphql/server/utils"
 
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ func (c ChaosHubConfig) generateAuthMethod() (transport.AuthMethod, error) {
 	var auth transport.AuthMethod
 	if c.AuthType == model.AuthTypeToken {
 		auth = &http.BasicAuth{
-			Username: "litmus", // this can be anything except an empty string
+			Username: utils.Config.GitUsername, // must be a non-empty string or 'x-token-auth' for Bitbucket
 			Password: *c.Token,
 		}
 	} else if c.AuthType == model.AuthTypeBasic {
diff --git a/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/gitops/gitops.go b/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/gitops/gitops.go
index c7b2afda308..8065ace8c30 100644
--- a/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/gitops/gitops.go
+++ b/chaoscenter/graphql/server/pkg/gitops/gitops.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/litmuschaos/litmus/chaoscenter/graphql/server/utils"
+
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/object"
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ func (c GitConfig) getAuthMethod() (transport.AuthMethod, error) {
 
 	case model.AuthTypeToken:
 		return &http.BasicAuth{
-			Username: "litmus", // this can be anything except an empty string
+			Username: utils.Config.GitUsername, // must be a non-empty string or 'x-token-auth' for Bitbucket
 			Password: *c.Token,
 		}, nil
 
diff --git a/chaoscenter/graphql/server/utils/variables.go b/chaoscenter/graphql/server/utils/variables.go
index 678c7feb731..3818dc211f4 100644
--- a/chaoscenter/graphql/server/utils/variables.go
+++ b/chaoscenter/graphql/server/utils/variables.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	GrpcPort                    string   `split_words:"true" default:"8000"`
 	InfraCompatibleVersions     string   `required:"true" split_words:"true"`
 	DefaultHubGitURL            string   `required:"true" default:"https://github.com/litmuschaos/chaos-charts"`
+	GitUsername                 string   `required:"true" split_words:"true" default:"litmus"`
 	DefaultHubBranchName        string   `required:"true" split_words:"true"`
 	CustomChaosHubPath          string   `split_words:"true" default:"/tmp/"`
 	DefaultChaosHubPath         string   `split_words:"true" default:"/tmp/default/"`