diff --git a/deploy/gitlab.sls b/deploy/gitlab.sls
index 6bb03d9f5d13a775ebb38d9f6d911685781720bd..850d79dd391f0c254f4798c8ceb20c99b9f420c8 100644
--- a/deploy/gitlab.sls
+++ b/deploy/gitlab.sls
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ deploy_{{ project_name }}_clone_directory_permissions:
 deploy_{{ project_name }}_run_after_clone_command:
   cmd.run:
     - name: {{ repo_config.after_clone_command }}
+    - cwd: {{ deploy.config.deploy_directory }}
     - require:
       - git: deploy_{{ project_name }}_clone_git
       - file: deploy_{{ project_name }}_clone_directory_permissions