diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c024727da..dca8e431f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ replace github.com/docker/docker => github.com/docker/docker v23.0.6+incompatibl
 // is compatible with github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.15.x.
 replace github.com/google/go-containerregistry => github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.14.1-0.20230409045903-ed5c185df419
 
+// temp replace to debug knownhosts issue
+replace github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit => github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.11.1-0.20230525082142-a84599e9ea57
+
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.30.1
 	github.com/AdaLogics/go-fuzz-headers v0.0.0-20230106234847-43070de90fa1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5ee8e46e4..fd227d5f3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v1.1.0 h1:vYU1mvUzztnQyTzZOLHQ3wm/tXd7E1QZ2V91zu
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v1.1.0/go.mod h1:/QwCotRKL/BT6RSa4O75FlYW14fU8eRfKnoagzbkmL4=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.12.2 h1:96xH3hy3WfwiD0DioyJZcGapYT3lmPc2s7jU5UM8buw=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.12.2/go.mod h1:9TG4fEfGCF1XHLt9Xs7X2YOmkmWOiwfjH9tdGIQs8/8=
-github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.11.0 h1:f1BFVhN9xb7u0vgKvjHsWVJvGs+kLTZi9WNbsdJxfno=
-github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.11.0/go.mod h1:Hh358WYfwmvGf6Aaj1wjGZMN2AWlAcXRR6aubMQYq8M=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.11.1-0.20230525082142-a84599e9ea57 h1:gWZG3RHazUlHRr4LTY3GjUADB4e2G02PMpJDrgNm2+k=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.11.1-0.20230525082142-a84599e9ea57/go.mod h1:Hh358WYfwmvGf6Aaj1wjGZMN2AWlAcXRR6aubMQYq8M=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/gittestserver v0.8.4 h1:rA/QUZnfH77ZZG+5xfMqjgEHJdzeeE6Nn1o8cops/bU=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/gittestserver v0.8.4/go.mod h1:i3Vng3Stl5zOuGhN4+RuP2NWf5snJCeGUKA7pzAvcHU=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/helmtestserver v0.13.0 h1:bRzOO955nDKWKJZvDORfmDvRdb/558BX4ffgx1vT4LI=