diff --git a/services/git-monitor b/services/git-monitor
index 1d211de..42a0a27 100755
--- a/services/git-monitor
+++ b/services/git-monitor
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ check_for_updates() {
   local current_commit_hash
 
   # Get the last known commit hash (from a file)
+  cd "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$REPO_NAME"
   if [ -f "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name/.git-monitor-last-commit" ]; then
     last_commit_hash=$(cat "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name/.git-monitor-last-commit")
   else