diff --git a/tests/0_common/50_set_OS-version.sh b/tests/0_common/50_set_OS-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d3cb71d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/0_common/50_set_OS-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Author: Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
+
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - Setting OS version to 5 or 6"
+
+OS_VERSION=$(t_DistCheck)
diff --git a/tests/p_git/0-install_git.sh b/tests/p_git/0-install_git.sh
index 872e5e3..e6352cd 100755
--- a/tests/p_git/0-install_git.sh
+++ b/tests/p_git/0-install_git.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Author: Pratima Singh <prati.86@gmail.com>, Nilesh Bairagi <nileshbairagi@gmail.com>, Madhurranjan Mohaan <madhurranjan.mohaan@gmail.com>
+#	  Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
 
-# Install git
 t_Log "Running $0 - installing git"
 
-t_InstallPackage git
+# Install git
+if [ $OS_VERSION -eq '6' ]
+  then
+  t_InstallPackage git
+else
+  t_Log "This test is skipped in CentOS5."
+fi
diff --git a/tests/p_git/10-test_git.sh b/tests/p_git/10-test_git.sh
index ba249f6..66dfc37 100755
--- a/tests/p_git/10-test_git.sh
+++ b/tests/p_git/10-test_git.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Author: Pratima Singh <prati.86@gmail.com>, Nilesh Bairagi <nileshbairagi@gmail.com>, Madhurranjan Mohaan <madhurranjan.mohaan@gmail.com>
+#	  Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
 
 # Check git installation
-git --version
-t_CheckExitStatus $?
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - checking git installation"
+
+if [ $OS_VERSION -eq '6' ]
+  then
+  git --version
+  ret_val=$?
+else
+  t_Log "This test is skipped in CentOS5."
+  ret_val=0
+fi
+  
+t_CheckExitStatus $ret_val
diff --git a/tests/p_git/11-test_git_clone.sh b/tests/p_git/11-test_git_clone.sh
index f7118dd..117118f 100755
--- a/tests/p_git/11-test_git_clone.sh
+++ b/tests/p_git/11-test_git_clone.sh
@@ -1,24 +1,37 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Author: Pratima Singh <prati.86@gmail.com>, Nilesh Bairagi <nileshbairagi@gmail.com>, Madhurranjan Mohaan <madhurranjan.mohaan@gmail.com>
+#	  Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
 
-# Testing Git clone by comparing SHAs
-rm -rf /tmp/temprepo/ /tmp/cloned_repo/ /tmp/testing_clone_repo  
-temp_repo="/tmp/temprepo"
-SHA1=`echo "hello world" | git hash-object --stdin`
-mkdir -p $temp_repo
-cd $temp_repo
-git init . --bare
-cd /tmp
-git clone $temp_repo cloned_repo
-cd cloned_repo
-echo "hello world" > hello
-git add hello
-git commit -m "Temp commit"
-git push origin master
+t_Log "Running $0 - testing a local git clone operation"
 
-git clone $temp_repo /tmp/testing_clone_repo
-cd /tmp/testing_clone_repo
-SHA2=`cat hello | git hash-object --stdin`
-expr $SHA1 == $SHA2 2>&1
-t_CheckExitStatus $?
+if [ $OS_VERSION -eq '6' ]
+  then
+  # Testing Git clone by comparing SHAs
+  workpath=$(pwd)
+  rm -rf /tmp/temprepo/ /tmp/cloned_repo/ /tmp/testing_clone_repo  
+  temp_repo="/tmp/temprepo"
+  SHA1=`echo "hello world" | git hash-object --stdin`
+  mkdir -p $temp_repo
+  cd $temp_repo
+  git init . --bare
+  cd /tmp
+  git clone $temp_repo cloned_repo
+  cd cloned_repo
+  echo "hello world" > hello
+  git add hello
+  git commit -m "Temp commit"
+  git push origin master
+
+  git clone $temp_repo /tmp/testing_clone_repo
+  cd /tmp/testing_clone_repo
+  SHA2=`cat hello | git hash-object --stdin`
+  expr $SHA1 == $SHA2 2>&1
+  ret_val=$?
+  cd $workpath
+else
+  t_Log "This test is skipped in CentOS5."
+  ret_val=0
+fi
+
+t_CheckExitStatus $ret_val
diff --git a/tests/p_git/12-test_git_log.sh b/tests/p_git/12-test_git_log.sh
index 89d0ba8..ff5504b 100755
--- a/tests/p_git/12-test_git_log.sh
+++ b/tests/p_git/12-test_git_log.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,31 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Author: Pratima Singh <prati.86@gmail.com>, Nilesh Bairagi <nileshbairagi@gmail.com>, Madhurranjan Mohaan <madhurranjan.mohaan@gmail.com>
+# 	  Christoph Galuschka <christoph.galuschka@chello.at>
 
-# Tsting git log and git commit msgs
-rm -rf /tmp/temprepo/ /tmp/cloned_repo/ 
-temp_repo="/tmp/temprepo"
-mkdir -p $temp_repo
-cd $temp_repo
-git init . --bare
-cd /tmp
-git clone $temp_repo cloned_repo
-cd cloned_repo
-echo "hello world" > hello
-git add hello
-git commit -m "Temp commit" 2>&1
-git log --grep="Temp commit" 2>&1
-t_CheckExitStatus $?
+t_Log "Running $0 - testing git logging and commit messages"
+
+if [ $OS_VERSION -eq '6' ]
+  then
+  # Testing git log and git commit msgs
+  workpath=$(pwd)
+  rm -rf /tmp/temprepo/ /tmp/cloned_repo/ 
+  temp_repo="/tmp/temprepo"
+  mkdir -p $temp_repo
+  cd $temp_repo
+  git init . --bare
+  cd /tmp
+  git clone $temp_repo cloned_repo
+  cd cloned_repo
+  echo "hello world" > hello
+  git add hello
+  git commit -m "Temp commit" 2>&1
+  git log --grep="Temp commit" 2>&1
+  ret_val=$?
+  cd $workpath
+else
+  t_Log "This test is skipped in CentOS5."
+  ret_val=0
+fi
+
+t_CheckExitStatus $ret_val