diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f8e259b..7813f7a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2043,6 +2043,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "rust_search",
  "serde_json",
+ "settings",
  "simple_logger",
 ]
 
diff --git a/services/index-git-repositories/Cargo.toml b/services/index-git-repositories/Cargo.toml
index 7346b32..274e100 100644
--- a/services/index-git-repositories/Cargo.toml
+++ b/services/index-git-repositories/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version.workspace = true
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
+settings = { path = "../../settings" }
 log = { version = "0.4.22", features = ["kv_unstable_serde"] }
 simple_logger = { version = "5.0.0", features = [
   "colors",
diff --git a/services/index-git-repositories/src/main.rs b/services/index-git-repositories/src/main.rs
index 41dfd15..c207a4e 100644
--- a/services/index-git-repositories/src/main.rs
+++ b/services/index-git-repositories/src/main.rs
@@ -38,15 +38,8 @@ fn main() {
     write_index_file(git_repository_paths);
 }
 
-pub fn cache_directory() -> anyhow::Result<String> {
-    let home_directory = std::env::var("HOME")?;
-    let cache_in_home = format!("{home_directory}/.cache");
-    let cache_directory = std::env::var("XDG_CACHE_HOME").unwrap_or(cache_in_home);
-    Ok(format!("{cache_directory}/centerpiece"))
-}
-
 fn write_index_file(git_repository_paths: Vec<&str>) {
-    let cache_directory_result = cache_directory();
+    let cache_directory_result = settings::centerpiece_cache_directory();
     if let Err(error) = cache_directory_result {
         log::error!(
         error = log::error!("{:?}", error);