diff --git a/pkg/provision/workspace/ssh-askpass.sh b/pkg/provision/workspace/ssh-askpass.sh
index 9459092ae..688760450 100755
--- a/pkg/provision/workspace/ssh-askpass.sh
+++ b/pkg/provision/workspace/ssh-askpass.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# Only handle passphrase prompts - exit silently for other prompts (e.g., HTTPS git repo username/password request)
+case "$1" in
+  "Enter passphrase for key '"*) ;;
+  *) exit 0 ;;
+esac
 PASSPHRASE_FILE_PATH="/etc/ssh/passphrase"
 if [ ! -f $PASSPHRASE_FILE_PATH ]; then
     echo "Error: passphrase file is missing in the '/etc/ssh/' directory" 1>&2