diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 616744c..ba28722 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     print(f'Commit message: {message}')
 
     files = githooks.get_commit_files()
+    repo = githooks.get_repo()
     print(f'Checking {githooks.get_event()} modified files:')
     print('  ' + '\n  '.join(files['M']))
     print(f'Checking {githooks.get_event()} new files:')
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
 
     retval = 0
 
-    retval += githooks.check_commit_msg(message, files['M'] + files['A'])
+    retval += githooks.check_commit_msg(message, files['M'] + files['A'], repo)
 
     if githooks._is_pull_request():
         retval += githooks.check_do_not_merge(files['M'])
diff --git a/main/githooks.py b/main/githooks.py
index d3ee61c..d795068 100755
--- a/main/githooks.py
+++ b/main/githooks.py
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ def check_content(files):
     return retval
 
 
-def check_commit_msg(message, files):
+def check_commit_msg(message, files, repo):
     '''Check commit message (and file size).
 
     Abort if file size exceeds hard (github.com) limit.
@@ -850,9 +850,9 @@ def check_commit_msg(message, files):
         # Not checking for JIRA or large file in commit message generated by github
         return 0
 
-    # if re.match(r'^ccdc-opensource', repo):
-    #     # Do not check for JIRA in opensource repo as we don't want to require external contributors to do this
-    #     return 0
+    if re.match(r'^ccdc-opensource/', repo):
+        # Do not check for JIRA in opensource repo as we don't want to require external contributors to do this
+        return 0
 
     if NO_JIRA_MARKER not in message:
         if jira_id_pattern.search(message) is None:
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ def _test(input, is_jira=True):
 class TestCheckCommitMessage(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_various_strings(self):
         def _test(input, is_good=True):
-            rc = check_commit_msg(input, [])
+            rc = check_commit_msg(input, [], "fake/repo")
             self.assertEqual(rc == 0, is_good)
         _test('ABC-1234')
         _test('Some changes for ABC-1234 ticket')
@@ -944,6 +944,6 @@ def commit_msg_hook():
     commit_message = Path(sys.argv[1]).read_text()
 
     print(' Check commit message ...')
-    retval += check_commit_msg(commit_message, files['M'] + files['A'])
+    retval += check_commit_msg(commit_message, files['M'] + files['A'], get_repo())
 
     return retval