1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Fetch.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Fetch.pm
index f93eeebe..8f3a87e2 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Fetch.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Fetch.pm
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ sub do_fetch { # main entry point
                                  $epoch = $nr;
                          } else {
                                  warn "W: $edir missing remote.*.url\n";
-                                my $pid = spawn([qw(git config -l)], undef,
-                                        { 1 => $lei->{2}, 2 => $lei->{2} });
+                                my $o = { -C => $edir };
+                                $o->{1} = $o->{2} = $lei->{2};
+                                my $pid = spawn([qw(git config -l)], undef, $o);
                                  waitpid($pid, 0);
                                  $lei->child_error($?) if $?;
                          }