diff --git a/internal/storage/fs/git/store.go b/internal/storage/fs/git/store.go
index 075727bc5d..eeb729cfe2 100644
--- a/internal/storage/fs/git/store.go
+++ b/internal/storage/fs/git/store.go
@@ -149,12 +149,12 @@ func NewSnapshotStore(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, url string, opts
 
 		store.repo, err = git.Clone(memory.NewStorage(), nil, cloneOpts)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("performing initial clone: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		// do an initial fetch to setup remote tracking branches
-		if _, err := store.fetch(ctx, store.snaps.References()); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		if _, err := store.fetch(ctx, []string{store.baseRef}); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("performing initial fetch: %w", err)
 		}
 	} else {
 		// fetch single reference
@@ -173,8 +173,10 @@ func NewSnapshotStore(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, url string, opts
 		}
 
 		if err := store.repo.FetchContext(ctx, &git.FetchOptions{
-			Auth:  store.auth,
-			Depth: 1,
+			Auth:            store.auth,
+			CABundle:        store.caBundle,
+			InsecureSkipTLS: store.insecureSkipTLS,
+			Depth:           1,
 			RefSpecs: []config.RefSpec{
 				config.RefSpec(fmt.Sprintf("%[1]s:%[1]s", store.baseRef)),
 			},
diff --git a/internal/storage/fs/store/store.go b/internal/storage/fs/store/store.go
index 83cbc0583a..edcb86ce0a 100644
--- a/internal/storage/fs/store/store.go
+++ b/internal/storage/fs/store/store.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func NewStore(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.Logger, cfg *config.Config) (_ st
 	case config.GitStorageType:
 		opts := []containers.Option[git.SnapshotStore]{
 			git.WithRef(cfg.Storage.Git.Ref),
-			git.WithSemverResolver(),
 			git.WithPollOptions(
 				storagefs.WithInterval(cfg.Storage.Git.PollInterval),
 			),