diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b3a40717..d49f1f2d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ dist
 .env
 .env.development
 .DS_Store
+.idea
 
 /frontend/build
 /lib/ts_client/build
 
 creds.toml
-.dev
\ No newline at end of file
+.dev
diff --git a/bin/core/src/monitor/mod.rs b/bin/core/src/monitor/mod.rs
index 00fcb139e..db9fc8052 100644
--- a/bin/core/src/monitor/mod.rs
+++ b/bin/core/src/monitor/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use komodo_client::entities::{
     network::NetworkListItem, volume::VolumeListItem,
   },
   komodo_timestamp,
+  optional_string,
   server::{Server, ServerHealth, ServerState},
   stack::{ComposeProject, StackService, StackState},
   stats::SystemStats,
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ pub async fn update_cache_for_server(server: &Server) {
     let (latest_hash, latest_message) = periphery
       .request(GetLatestCommit {
         name: repo.name.clone(),
+        path: optional_string(&repo.config.path),
       })
       .await
       .map(|r| (r.hash, r.message))
diff --git a/bin/periphery/src/api/git.rs b/bin/periphery/src/api/git.rs
index 50fab64c6..023a2d45a 100644
--- a/bin/periphery/src/api/git.rs
+++ b/bin/periphery/src/api/git.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use git::GitRes;
 use komodo_client::entities::{update::Log, CloneArgs, LatestCommit};
@@ -16,10 +17,13 @@ impl Resolve<super::Args> for GetLatestCommit {
     self,
     _: &super::Args,
   ) -> serror::Result<LatestCommit> {
-    let repo_path = periphery_config().repo_dir.join(self.name);
+    let repo_path = match self.path {
+      Some(p) => PathBuf::from(p),
+      None => periphery_config().repo_dir.join(self.name)
+    };
     if !repo_path.is_dir() {
       return Err(
-        anyhow!("Repo path is not directory. is it cloned?").into(),
+        anyhow!("Repo path {} is not directory. is it cloned?", repo_path.display()).into(),
       );
     }
     Ok(git::get_commit_hash_info(&repo_path).await?)
diff --git a/client/periphery/rs/src/api/git.rs b/client/periphery/rs/src/api/git.rs
index 6eb29f19e..5edccf31b 100644
--- a/client/periphery/rs/src/api/git.rs
+++ b/client/periphery/rs/src/api/git.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 #[error(serror::Error)]
 pub struct GetLatestCommit {
   pub name: String,
+  pub path: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Resolve)]