diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index e7cdce0d..230c10c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ jobs:
           kubectl -n source-system apply -f ./config/testdata/helmchart-from-bucket/source.yaml
           kubectl -n source-system wait bucket/charts --for=condition=ready --timeout=1m
           kubectl -n source-system wait helmchart/helmchart-bucket --for=condition=ready --timeout=1m
+      - name: Run large Git repo tests
+        run: |
+          kubectl -n source-system apply -f ./config/testdata/git/large-repo.yaml
+          kubectl -n source-system wait gitrepository/large-repo-go-git --for=condition=ready --timeout=2m
+          kubectl -n source-system wait gitrepository/large-repo-libgit2 --for=condition=ready --timeout=2m
       - name: Logs
         run: |
           kubectl -n source-system logs deploy/source-controller
diff --git a/config/testdata/git/large-repo.yaml b/config/testdata/git/large-repo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8e00619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/testdata/git/large-repo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+apiVersion: source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta1
+kind: GitRepository
+metadata:
+  name: large-repo-go-git
+spec:
+  gitImplementation: go-git
+  interval: 10m
+  url: https://github.com/hashgraph/hedera-mirror-node.git
+  ref:
+    branch: master
+  ignore: |
+    /*
+    !/charts
+---
+apiVersion: source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta1
+kind: GitRepository
+metadata:
+  name: large-repo-libgit2
+spec:
+  gitImplementation: libgit2
+  interval: 10m
+  url: https://github.com/hashgraph/hedera-mirror-node.git
+  ref:
+    branch: master
+  ignore: |
+    /*
+    !/charts