diff --git a/services/git-monitor b/services/git-monitor
index faa83dd..49065f3 100755
--- a/services/git-monitor
+++ b/services/git-monitor
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ check_for_updates() {
   fi
 
   # Fetch the latest commit hash from the remote repository
-  current_commit_hash=$(git -C "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name" branch --format '%(sha)')
+  current_commit_hash=$(git -C "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name" rev-parse HEAD)
 
   if [ -z "$last_commit_hash" ] || [ "$current_commit_hash" != "$last_commit_hash" ]; then
     log_message "INFO" "New commits detected. Pulling..."