diff --git a/cobrexa.def b/cobrexa.def
index 14b9f23a74516913a746557b510047ea6209804f..85d9f3534968b8cf090e3eabfced4b733b8af066 100644
--- a/cobrexa.def
+++ b/cobrexa.def
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ From: cylon-x/lcsb-biocore/julia-base:latest
 
 %setup
     export GIT_WORK_TREE="${SINGULARITY_ROOTFS}/project/"
-    export GIT_DIR="`PWD`/.git"
+    export GIT_DIR="`pwd`/.git"
     mkdir -p "${GIT_WORK_TREE}"
     git checkout -f
 
+
 %post
     export JULIA_DEPOT_PATH=/user/.julia
     export PATH=/opt/julia/bin:$PATH