diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-create-tasks.js b/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-create-tasks.js
--- a/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-create-tasks.js
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-create-tasks.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   if (objectType === 'directory') {
     vaultUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_flat(swhid);
   } else {
-    vaultUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_gitfast(swhid);
+    vaultUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_git_bare(swhid);
   }
   // check if object has already been cooked
   const response = await fetch(vaultUrl);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     if (cookingTask.bundle_type === 'flat') {
       cookingUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_flat(cookingTask.swhid);
     } else {
-      cookingUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_gitfast(cookingTask.swhid);
+      cookingUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_git_bare(cookingTask.swhid);
     }
     if (cookingTask.email) {
       cookingUrl += '?email=' + cookingTask.email;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   const email = $('#swh-vault-revision-email').val().trim();
   if (!email || validateEmail(email)) {
     const cookingTask = {
-      'bundle_type': 'gitfast',
+      'bundle_type': 'git_bare',
       'swhid': revisionId,
       'email': email,
       'status': 'new'
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 
 export async function fetchRevisionArchive(revisionSwhid) {
   $('#vault-fetch-directory-modal').modal('hide');
-  const vaultUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_gitfast(revisionSwhid);
+  const vaultUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_git_bare(revisionSwhid);
   const response = await fetch(vaultUrl);
   const data = await response.json();
   swh.vault.fetchCookedObject(data.fetch_url);
diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-table-row.ejs b/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-table-row.ejs
--- a/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-table-row.ejs
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-table-row.ejs
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 $ tar xvzf <%= cookingTask.swhid %>.tar.gz">
 <% } else { %>
   <tr id="vault-task-<%= cookingTask.swhid %>"
-      title="Once downloaded, the git repository can be imported with the following commands:
+      title="Once downloaded, the git repository can be imported to a 'new_repository' directory with the following commands:
 
-$ git init
-$ zcat <%= cookingTask.swhid %>.gitfast.gz | git fast-import">
+$ tar xvf <%= cookingTask.swhid %>.git.tar
+$ git clone <%= cookingTask.swhid %>.git new_repository
+$ cd new_repository/">
 <% } %>
     <td>
       <div class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-ui.js b/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-ui.js
--- a/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-ui.js
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/vault/vault-ui.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     if (recookTask.bundle_type === 'flat') {
       cookingUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_flat(recookTask.swhid);
     } else {
-      cookingUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_gitfast(recookTask.swhid);
+      cookingUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_git_bare(recookTask.swhid);
     }
     if (recookTask.email) {
       cookingUrl += '?email=' + recookTask.email;
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@
         cookingTask.fetch_url = Urls.api_1_vault_fetch_flat(cookingTask.swhid);
       } else if (cookingTask.object_type === 'revision') {
         cookingTask.swhid = `swh:1:rev:${cookingTask.object_id}`;
-        cookingTask.bundle_type = 'gitfast';
-        cookingTask.fetch_url = Urls.api_1_vault_fetch_gitfast(cookingTask.swhid);
+        cookingTask.bundle_type = 'git_bare';
+        cookingTask.fetch_url = Urls.api_1_vault_fetch_git_bare(cookingTask.swhid);
       } else {
         // Log to the console + Sentry
         console.error(`Unexpected cookingTask.object_type: ${cookingTask.object_type}`);
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     if (cookingTask.bundle_type === 'flat') {
       cookingUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_flat(cookingTask.swhid);
     } else {
-      cookingUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_gitfast(cookingTask.swhid);
+      cookingUrl = Urls.api_1_vault_cook_git_bare(cookingTask.swhid);
     }
     if (cookingTask.status !== 'done' && cookingTask.status !== 'failed') {
       cookingTaskRequests.push(fetch(cookingUrl));
diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/swh:1:rev:1c480a4573d2a003fc2630c21c2b25829de49972.git.tar b/cypress/fixtures/swh:1:rev:1c480a4573d2a003fc2630c21c2b25829de49972.git.tar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
GIT binary patch
literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/swh:1:rev:1c480a4573d2a003fc2630c21c2b25829de49972.gitfast.gz b/cypress/fixtures/swh:1:rev:1c480a4573d2a003fc2630c21c2b25829de49972.gitfast.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
GIT binary patch
literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

diff --git a/cypress/integration/vault.spec.js b/cypress/integration/vault.spec.js
--- a/cypress/integration/vault.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/vault.spec.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 }
 
 // Mocks API response : /api/1/vault/(:bundleType)/(:swhid)
-// bundleType : {'flat', 'gitfast'}
+// bundleType : {'flat', 'git_bare'}
 function genVaultCookingResponse(bundleType, swhid, status, message, fetchUrl) {
   return {
     'bundle_type': bundleType,
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
     this.revisionId = this.origin[1].revisions[0];
     this.revision = `swh:1:rev:${this.revisionId}`;
     this.revisionUrl = this.Urls.browse_revision(this.revisionId);
-    this.vaultRevisionUrl = this.Urls.api_1_vault_cook_gitfast(this.revision);
-    this.vaultFetchRevisionUrl = this.Urls.api_1_vault_fetch_gitfast(this.revision);
+    this.vaultRevisionUrl = this.Urls.api_1_vault_cook_git_bare(this.revision);
+    this.vaultFetchRevisionUrl = this.Urls.api_1_vault_fetch_git_bare(this.revision);
 
     const release = this.origin[1].release;
     this.releaseUrl = this.Urls.browse_release(release.id) + `?origin_url=${this.origin[1].url}`;
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@
     // so we need to define it here
     this.vaultItems = [
       {
-        'bundle_type': 'gitfast',
+        'bundle_type': 'git_bare',
         'swhid': this.revision,
         'email': '',
         'status': 'done',
-        'fetch_url': `/api/1/vault/gitfast/${this.revision}/raw/`,
+        'fetch_url': `/api/1/vault/git-bare/${this.revision}/raw/`,
         'progress_message': null
       }
     ];
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     };
 
     this.genVaultRevCookingResponse = (status, message = null) => {
-      return genVaultCookingResponse('gitfast', this.revision, status,
+      return genVaultCookingResponse('git_bare', this.revision, status,
                                      message, this.vaultFetchRevisionUrl);
     };
 
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@
 
     // Stub response to the vault API indicating to simulate archive download
     cy.intercept({url: this.vaultFetchRevisionUrl}, {
-      fixture: `${this.revision}.gitfast.gz`,
+      fixture: `${this.revision}.git.tar`,
       headers: {
-        'Content-disposition': `attachment; filename=${this.revision}.gitfast.gz`,
+        'Content-disposition': `attachment; filename=${this.revision}.git.tar`,
         'Content-Type': 'application/gzip'
       }
     }).as('fetchCookedArchive');
@@ -488,16 +488,16 @@
 
   });
 
-  it('should offer to immediately download a revision gitfast archive if already cooked', function() {
+  it('should offer to immediately download a bare revision git archive if already cooked', function() {
     cy.adminLogin();
     // Browse a directory
     cy.visit(this.revisionUrl);
 
     // Stub response to the vault API to simulate archive download
     cy.intercept({url: this.vaultFetchRevisionUrl}, {
-      fixture: `${this.revision}.gitfast.gz`,
+      fixture: `${this.revision}.git.tar`,
       headers: {
-        'Content-disposition': `attachment; filename=${this.revision}.gitfast.gz`,
+        'Content-disposition': `attachment; filename=${this.revision}.git.tar`,
         'Content-Type': 'application/gzip'
       }
     }).as('fetchCookedArchive');
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/vault.py b/swh/web/api/views/vault.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/vault.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/vault.py
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
 
         Then to import the revision in the current directory, use::
 
-            $ tar -xzf path/to/swh:1:rev:*.git_bare.tar.gz
+            $ tar -xf path/to/swh:1:rev:*.git.tar
             $ git clone swh:1:rev:*.git new_repository
 
         (replace ``swh:1:rev:*`` with the SWHID of the requested revision)
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
         notfound_msg="Cooked archive for {} not found.".format(swhid),
         request=request,
     )
-    fname = "{}.git_bare.tar.gz".format(swhid)
+    fname = "{}.git.tar".format(swhid)
     response = HttpResponse(res, content_type="application/gzip")
     response["Content-disposition"] = "attachment; filename={}".format(fname)
     return response
diff --git a/swh/web/templates/includes/vault-create-tasks.html b/swh/web/templates/includes/vault-create-tasks.html
--- a/swh/web/templates/includes/vault-create-tasks.html
+++ b/swh/web/templates/includes/vault-create-tasks.html
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         <div class="modal-body">
           <p>
             You have requested the cooking of the history heading to revision with identifier <strong>{{ vault_cooking.revision_swhid }}</strong>
-            into a <code>git fast-import archive</code>.
+            into a <code>bare git archive</code>.
           </p>
           <p>
             Are you sure you want to continue ?
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         <div class="modal-body">
           <p>
             You have requested the download of the history heading to revision with identifier <strong>{{ vault_cooking.revision_swhid }}</strong>
-            as a <code>git fast-import archive</code>.
+            as a <code>bare git archive</code>.
           </p>
           <p>
             Are you sure you want to continue ?