diff --git a/src/zabapgit_page_commit.prog.abap b/src/zabapgit_page_commit.prog.abap
index 97b972e3b..45642d6cc 100644
--- a/src/zabapgit_page_commit.prog.abap
+++ b/src/zabapgit_page_commit.prog.abap
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ CLASS lcl_gui_page_commit IMPLEMENTATION.
 
     DATA: lo_user  TYPE REF TO lcl_persistence_user,
           lv_user  TYPE string,
-          lv_key   TYPE string,
+          lv_key   TYPE lcl_persistence_db=>ty_value,
           lv_email TYPE string.
 
 * see https://git-scm.com/book/ch5-2.html
@@ -88,10 +88,18 @@ CLASS lcl_gui_page_commit IMPLEMENTATION.
 * body should wrap at 72 characters
 
     lo_user  = lcl_app=>user( ).
-    lv_user  = lo_user->get_username( ).
-    lv_email = lo_user->get_email( ).
     lv_key   = mo_repo->get_key( ).
 
+    lv_user  = lo_user->get_repo_username( lv_key ).
+    IF lv_user IS INITIAL.
+      lv_user  = lo_user->get_username( ).
+    ENDIF.
+
+    lv_email = lo_user->get_repo_email( lv_key ).
+    IF lv_email IS INITIAL.
+      lv_email = lo_user->get_email( ).
+    ENDIF.
+
     CREATE OBJECT ro_html.
 
     ro_html->add( '<div class="form_div">' ).
@@ -245,8 +253,8 @@ CLASS lcl_gui_page_commit IMPLEMENTATION.
     ls_fields = lcl_html_action_utils=>parse_commit_request( it_postdata ).
 
     lo_user = lcl_app=>user( ).
-    lo_user->set_username( ls_fields-username ).
-    lo_user->set_email( ls_fields-email ).
+    lo_user->set_repo_username( iv_key = mo_repo->get_key( ) iv_username = ls_fields-username ).
+    lo_user->set_repo_email(    iv_key = mo_repo->get_key( ) iv_email = ls_fields-email ).
 
     IF ls_fields-username IS INITIAL.
       lcx_exception=>raise( 'empty username' ).
diff --git a/src/zabapgit_persistence.prog.abap b/src/zabapgit_persistence.prog.abap
index 05fa30cec..bacd2f930 100644
--- a/src/zabapgit_persistence.prog.abap
+++ b/src/zabapgit_persistence.prog.abap
@@ -706,6 +706,26 @@ CLASS lcl_persistence_user DEFINITION FINAL CREATE PRIVATE FRIENDS lcl_app.
       RETURNING VALUE(rv_key) TYPE lcl_persistence_repo=>ty_repo-key
       RAISING   lcx_exception.
 
+    METHODS set_repo_username
+      IMPORTING iv_key TYPE lcl_persistence_repo=>ty_repo-key
+                iv_username TYPE string
+      RAISING   lcx_exception.
+
+    METHODS get_repo_username
+      IMPORTING iv_key TYPE lcl_persistence_repo=>ty_repo-key
+      RETURNING VALUE(rv_username) TYPE string
+      RAISING   lcx_exception.
+
+    METHODS set_repo_email
+      IMPORTING iv_key TYPE lcl_persistence_repo=>ty_repo-key
+                iv_email TYPE string
+      RAISING   lcx_exception.
+
+    METHODS get_repo_email
+      IMPORTING iv_key TYPE lcl_persistence_repo=>ty_repo-key
+      RETURNING VALUE(rv_email) TYPE string
+      RAISING   lcx_exception.
+
   PRIVATE SECTION.
     CONSTANTS c_type_user TYPE lcl_persistence_db=>ty_type VALUE 'USER'.
 
@@ -716,10 +736,18 @@ CLASS lcl_persistence_user DEFINITION FINAL CREATE PRIVATE FRIENDS lcl_app.
         TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF lcl_persistence_repo=>ty_repo-key
         WITH DEFAULT KEY.
 
-    TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_user,
+    TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_repo_config,
+             key       TYPE lcl_persistence_repo=>ty_repo-key,
              username  TYPE string,
              email     TYPE string,
-             repo_show TYPE lcl_persistence_repo=>ty_repo-key,
+           END OF ty_repo_config.
+    TYPES: ty_repo_config_tt TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_repo_config WITH DEFAULT KEY.
+
+    TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_user,
+             username    TYPE string,
+             email       TYPE string,
+             repo_show   TYPE lcl_persistence_repo=>ty_repo-key,
+             repo_config TYPE ty_repo_config_tt,
            END OF ty_user.
 
     METHODS constructor
@@ -742,6 +770,16 @@ CLASS lcl_persistence_user DEFINITION FINAL CREATE PRIVATE FRIENDS lcl_app.
       IMPORTING is_user TYPE ty_user
       RAISING   lcx_exception.
 
+    METHODS read_repo_config
+      IMPORTING iv_key TYPE lcl_persistence_repo=>ty_repo-key
+      RETURNING VALUE(rs_repo_config) TYPE ty_repo_config
+      RAISING   lcx_exception.
+
+    METHODS update_repo_config
+      IMPORTING iv_key TYPE lcl_persistence_repo=>ty_repo-key
+                is_repo_config TYPE ty_repo_config
+      RAISING   lcx_exception.
+
 ENDCLASS.             "lcl_persistence_user DEFINITION
 
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*
@@ -1059,6 +1097,63 @@ CLASS lcl_persistence_user IMPLEMENTATION.
 
   ENDMETHOD.
 
+  METHOD read_repo_config.
+    DATA lt_repo_config TYPE ty_repo_config_tt.
+
+    lt_repo_config = read( )-repo_config.
+    READ TABLE lt_repo_config INTO rs_repo_config WITH KEY key = iv_key.
+
+  ENDMETHOD.  "read_repo_config
+
+  METHOD update_repo_config.
+    DATA ls_user TYPE ty_user.
+    FIELD-SYMBOLS <repo_config> TYPE ty_repo_config.
+
+    ls_user = read( ).
+
+    READ TABLE ls_user-repo_config ASSIGNING <repo_config> WITH KEY key = iv_key.
+    IF sy-subrc IS NOT INITIAL.
+      APPEND INITIAL LINE TO ls_user-repo_config ASSIGNING <repo_config>.
+    ENDIF.
+    <repo_config>     = is_repo_config.
+    <repo_config>-key = iv_key.
+
+    update( ls_user ).
+
+  ENDMETHOD.  "update_repo_config
+
+  METHOD set_repo_username.
+
+    DATA: ls_repo_config TYPE ty_repo_config.
+
+    ls_repo_config          = read_repo_config( iv_key ).
+    ls_repo_config-username = iv_username.
+    update_repo_config( iv_key = iv_key is_repo_config = ls_repo_config ).
+
+  ENDMETHOD.  "set_repo_username
+
+  METHOD get_repo_username.
+
+    rv_username = read_repo_config( iv_key )-username.
+
+  ENDMETHOD.  "get_repo_username
+
+  METHOD set_repo_email.
+
+    DATA: ls_repo_config TYPE ty_repo_config.
+
+    ls_repo_config       = read_repo_config( iv_key ).
+    ls_repo_config-email = iv_email.
+    update_repo_config( iv_key = iv_key is_repo_config = ls_repo_config ).
+
+  ENDMETHOD.  "set_repo_email
+
+  METHOD get_repo_email.
+
+    rv_email = read_repo_config( iv_key )-email.
+
+  ENDMETHOD.  "get_repo_email
+
 ENDCLASS.
 
 CLASS lcl_persistence_db IMPLEMENTATION.