diff --git a/gitfame/test/integration/gitfame_test.go b/gitfame/test/integration/gitfame_test.go
index 8047338..af53d1d 100644
--- a/gitfame/test/integration/gitfame_test.go
+++ b/gitfame/test/integration/gitfame_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestGitFame(t *testing.T) {
 			args = append(args, tc.Args...)
 
 			Unbundle(t, filepath.Join(bundlesDir, tc.Bundle), dir)
-			headRef := GetHEADRef(t)
+			headRef := GetHEADRef(t, dir)
 
 			cmd := exec.Command(binary, args...)
 			cmd.Stderr = ioutil.Discard
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ func TestGitFame(t *testing.T) {
 			if !tc.Error {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				CompareResults(t, tc.Expected, output, tc.Format)
-				newHEADRef := GetHEADRef(t)
+
+				newHEADRef := GetHEADRef(t, dir)
 				require.Equal(t, headRef, newHEADRef)
 			} else {
 				require.Error(t, err)
@@ -178,10 +179,12 @@ func ParseJSONLines(data []byte) [][]byte {
 	return bytes.Split(bytes.TrimSpace(data), []byte("\n"))
 }
 
-func GetHEADRef(t *testing.T) string {
+func GetHEADRef(t *testing.T, path string) string {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	cmd := exec.Command("git", "show-ref", "HEAD")
+	cmd.Dir = path
+
 	out, err := cmd.Output()
 	require.NoError(t, err)