diff --git a/src/scriptworker/cot/verify.py b/src/scriptworker/cot/verify.py
index fff8e772..6cb502cf 100644
--- a/src/scriptworker/cot/verify.py
+++ b/src/scriptworker/cot/verify.py
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ async def _get_additional_git_cron_jsone_context(decision_link):
             "sender": {"login": user},
         },
         # Taskgraph cron contexts mirror hg-push contexts
-        "repository": {"url": repo, "project": repo_name, "level": await get_scm_level(decision_link.context, repo_name)},
+        "repository": {"url": repo, "project": repo_name, "level": await get_scm_level(decision_link.context, repo_name), "type": "git"},
         "push": {"revision": revision, "branch": branch},
     }
 
@@ -1359,8 +1359,10 @@ async def populate_jsone_context(chain, parent_link, decision_link, tasks_for):
             jsone_context.update(await _get_additional_hg_action_jsone_context(parent_link, decision_link))
         elif tasks_for == "hg-push":
             jsone_context.update(await _get_additional_hg_push_jsone_context(parent_link, decision_link))
+            jsone_context["repository"]["type"] = "hg"
         elif tasks_for == "cron":
             jsone_context.update(await _get_additional_hg_cron_jsone_context(parent_link, decision_link))
+            jsone_context["repository"]["type"] = "hg"
         else:
             raise CoTError('Unknown tasks_for "{}" for hg cot_product "{}"!'.format(tasks_for, chain.context.config["cot_product"]))
     else:
diff --git a/tests/test_cot_verify.py b/tests/test_cot_verify.py
index 4b014423..d719a1f2 100644
--- a/tests/test_cot_verify.py
+++ b/tests/test_cot_verify.py
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ async def fake_load(*args, **kwargs):
                 "now": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
                 "ownTaskId": "decision_task_id",
                 "push": {"base_revision": "baserev", "comment": " ", "owner": "some-user", "pushdate": 1500000000, "pushlog_id": 1, "revision": None},
-                "repository": {"level": "1", "project": "mozilla-central", "url": None},
+                "repository": {"level": "1", "project": "mozilla-central", "url": None, "type": "hg"},
                 "taskId": None,
                 "tasks_for": "hg-push",
             },
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ async def fake_load(*args, **kwargs):
                 "now": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
                 "ownTaskId": "decision_task_id",
                 "push": {"base_revision": "baserev", "comment": "", "owner": "cron", "pushdate": 1500000000, "pushlog_id": 1, "revision": None},
-                "repository": {"level": "1", "project": "mozilla-central", "url": None},
+                "repository": {"level": "1", "project": "mozilla-central", "url": None, "type": "hg"},
                 "taskId": None,
                 "tasks_for": "cron",
             },
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ async def test_populate_jsone_context_git_cron(mobile_chain, mobile_cron_link, h
         "ownTaskId": "decision_task_id",
         "taskId": None,
         "tasks_for": "cron",
-        "repository": {"url": "https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/reference-browser", "project": "reference-browser", "level": "3"},
+        "repository": {"url": "https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/reference-browser", "project": "reference-browser", "level": "3", "type": "git"},
         "push": {"branch": "master", "revision": "somerevision"},
     }