diff --git a/packages/cypress-cloud/lib/git.ts b/packages/cypress-cloud/lib/git.ts
index fd7742d..5ce2858 100644
--- a/packages/cypress-cloud/lib/git.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress-cloud/lib/git.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ export type GhaEventData = {
   senderHtmlUrl: string;
 };
 
-export const getGitInfo = async () => {
-  const commit = await commitInfo();
+export const getGitInfo = async (projectRoot: string) => {
+  const commit = await commitInfo(projectRoot);
   return getCommitDefaults({
     branch: commit.branch,
     remoteOrigin: commit.remote,
diff --git a/packages/cypress-cloud/lib/run.ts b/packages/cypress-cloud/lib/run.ts
index 89f9dee..1610f16 100644
--- a/packages/cypress-cloud/lib/run.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress-cloud/lib/run.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export async function run(params: CurrentsRunParameters = {}) {
   const run = await createRun({
     ci: getCI(ciBuildId),
     specs: specs.map((spec) => spec.relative),
-    commit: await getGitInfo(),
+    commit: await getGitInfo(config.projectRoot),
     group,
     platform,
     parallel: parallel ?? false,