diff --git a/library/source_control/git b/library/source_control/git
index 4f885c9400..65c799a5df 100644
--- a/library/source_control/git
+++ b/library/source_control/git
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def get_remote_head(git_path, module, dest, version, remote, bare):
 
 def is_remote_tag(git_path, module, dest, remote, version):
     cmd = '%s ls-remote %s -t refs/tags/%s' % (git_path, remote, version)
-    (rc, out, err) = module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True)
+    (rc, out, err) = module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True, cwd=dest)
     if version in out:
         return True
     else:
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def get_tags(git_path, module, dest):
 
 def is_remote_branch(git_path, module, dest, remote, version):
     cmd = '%s ls-remote %s -h refs/heads/%s' % (git_path, remote, version)
-    (rc, out, err) = module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True)
+    (rc, out, err) = module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True, cwd=dest)
     if version in out:
         return True
     else: