diff --git a/samples/Directory.Build.props b/samples/Directory.Build.props
index b6ad718..81af6f6 100644
--- a/samples/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/samples/Directory.Build.props
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
         <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
 
         <!-- Suppress documentation and API visibility warnings for sample projects -->
-        <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CA2007;CS1591;CA1515;CA1816;CA1062</NoWarn>
+        <!-- CA5394: Random is acceptable for non-security flaky-test simulation in samples -->
+        <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CA2007;CS1591;CA1515;CA1816;CA1062;CA5394</NoWarn>
 
         <!-- Allow some relaxed rules for samples -->
         <TreatWarningsAsErrors>false</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
diff --git a/src/Xping.Sdk.Core/Services/Environment/Internals/EnvironmentDetector.cs b/src/Xping.Sdk.Core/Services/Environment/Internals/EnvironmentDetector.cs
index 82b5e28..39e358d 100644
--- a/src/Xping.Sdk.Core/Services/Environment/Internals/EnvironmentDetector.cs
+++ b/src/Xping.Sdk.Core/Services/Environment/Internals/EnvironmentDetector.cs
@@ -732,10 +732,38 @@ private static void CollectLocalGitMetadata(Dictionary<string, string> propertie
     }
 
     private static string? ReadGitConfigUserName(string gitDir)
+    {
+        // Check local repo config first, then fall back to global git config (~/.gitconfig or
+        // XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config), which is where most users set their name.
+        string localConfig = Path.Combine(gitDir, "config");
+        string? result = ReadUserNameFromFile(localConfig);
+        if (result is not null)
+            return result;
+
+        // Global config: $HOME/.gitconfig
+        string? home = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HOME")
+                       ?? System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(home))
+        {
+            result = ReadUserNameFromFile(Path.Combine(home, ".gitconfig"));
+            if (result is not null)
+                return result;
+
+            // XDG-compliant location: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config (defaults to ~/.config/git/config)
+            string xdgConfigHome = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+                                   ?? Path.Combine(home, ".config");
+            result = ReadUserNameFromFile(Path.Combine(xdgConfigHome, "git", "config"));
+            if (result is not null)
+                return result;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static string? ReadUserNameFromFile(string configPath)
     {
         try
         {
-            string configPath = Path.Combine(gitDir, "config");
             if (!File.Exists(configPath))
                 return null;
 
diff --git a/tests/Xping.Sdk.Core.Tests/Services/Environment/EnvironmentDetectorTests.cs b/tests/Xping.Sdk.Core.Tests/Services/Environment/EnvironmentDetectorTests.cs
index 3542c06..6997f6f 100644
--- a/tests/Xping.Sdk.Core.Tests/Services/Environment/EnvironmentDetectorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Xping.Sdk.Core.Tests/Services/Environment/EnvironmentDetectorTests.cs
@@ -172,6 +172,39 @@ public async Task BuildEnvironmentInfoAsync_InsideGitRepositoryWithUserConfig_Se
         Assert.Equal("Jane Doe", info.CustomProperties["Git.Actor"]);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task BuildEnvironmentInfoAsync_NoLocalUserConfig_FallsBackToGlobalGitConfig()
+    {
+        using var clearedCiVariables = ClearEnvironmentVariables(_environmentVariables);
+        using var tempGit = new TempGitDirectory();
+        tempGit.WriteHead("ref: refs/heads/main");
+        tempGit.WriteRef("main", "0000000000000000000000000000000000000001");
+        // No local [user] in .git/config — only write an unrelated section
+        tempGit.WriteConfig("[core]\n\trepositoryformatversion = 0\n");
+        using var dirRestorer = new WorkingDirectoryRestorer(tempGit.WorkingDirectory);
+
+        // Create a temporary HOME directory that contains only a .gitconfig with the user name
+        string tempHome = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), Path.GetRandomFileName());
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(tempHome);
+        string? originalHome = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("HOME");
+        try
+        {
+            await File.WriteAllTextAsync(Path.Combine(tempHome, ".gitconfig"),
+                "[user]\n\tname = Global Author\n\temail = global@example.com\n");
+            System.Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("HOME", tempHome);
+
+            IEnvironmentDetector detector = CreateDetector(new XpingConfiguration { CollectLocalGitAuthor = true });
+            EnvironmentInfo info = await detector.BuildEnvironmentInfoAsync();
+
+            Assert.Equal("Global Author", info.CustomProperties["Git.Actor"]);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            System.Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("HOME", originalHome);
+            try { Directory.Delete(tempHome, recursive: true); } catch { /* best effort */ }
+        }
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task BuildEnvironmentInfoAsync_WithUserConfigButAuthorCollectionDisabled_OmitsActor()
     {