diff --git a/jenkins/build.sh b/jenkins/build.sh
index 733ded103..d13cbf3c3 100755
--- a/jenkins/build.sh
+++ b/jenkins/build.sh
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ downstreamRev[opm-upscaling]=master
 # Clone opm-common
 if ! test -d $WORKSPACE/deps/opm-common
 then
-  mkdir -p $WORKSPACE/deps/opm-common
-  pushd $WORKSPACE/deps/opm-common
-  git init .
-  git remote add origin https://github.com/OPM/opm-common
-  git fetch --depth 1 origin ${upstreamRev[opm-common]}:branch_to_build
-  test $? -eq 0 || exit 1
-  git checkout branch_to_build
-  popd
+    mkdir -p $WORKSPACE/deps/opm-common
+    pushd $WORKSPACE/deps/opm-common
+    repo_root=${OPM_REPO_ROOT:-https://github.com/OPM}
+    git init .
+    git remote add origin ${repo_root}/opm-common
+    git fetch --depth 1 origin ${upstreamRev[opm-common]}:branch_to_build
+    test $? -eq 0 || exit 1
+    git checkout branch_to_build
+    popd
 fi
 
 source $WORKSPACE/deps/opm-common/jenkins/build-opm-module.sh
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ clone_repositories opm-grid
 # Setup opm-data
 if grep -q "with downstreams" <<< $ghprbCommentBody
 then
-  source $WORKSPACE/deps/opm-common/jenkins/setup-opm-tests.sh
+    source $WORKSPACE/deps/opm-common/jenkins/setup-opm-tests.sh
 fi
 
 build_module_full opm-grid
diff --git a/jenkins/static_analysis.sh b/jenkins/static_analysis.sh
index 10e7738b6..052c76e96 100755
--- a/jenkins/static_analysis.sh
+++ b/jenkins/static_analysis.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ fi
 # Clone opm-common
 mkdir -p $WORKSPACE/deps/opm-common
 pushd $WORKSPACE/deps/opm-common
+repo_root=${OPM_REPO_ROOT:-https://github.com/OPM}
 git init .
-git remote add origin https://github.com/OPM/opm-common
+git remote add origin ${repo_root}/opm-common
 git fetch --depth 1 origin ${upstreamRev[opm-common]}:branch_to_build
 test $? -eq 0 || exit 1
 git checkout branch_to_build