diff --git a/images.CI/azure-pipelines/image-generation.yml b/images.CI/azure-pipelines/image-generation.yml
index eb0136eb..51850254 100644
--- a/images.CI/azure-pipelines/image-generation.yml
+++ b/images.CI/azure-pipelines/image-generation.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ jobs:
       script: |
         Remove-Item -path './*' -Recurse -Force
         Write-Host "Download $(CUSTOM_REPOSITORY_BRANCH) branch from $(CUSTOM_REPOSITORY_URL)"
-        git clone $(CUSTOM_REPOSITORY_URL) . -b $(CUSTOM_REPOSITORY_BRANCH) --single-branch --depth 1
+        # git on self-hosted agent produces some output to stderr even during successful cloning
+        # use cmd output redirect to overcome it
+        cmd /c "git clone $(CUSTOM_REPOSITORY_URL) . -b $(CUSTOM_REPOSITORY_BRANCH) --single-branch --depth 1 2>&1"
 
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: 'Build VM'