1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/vcsrepo/git.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/vcsrepo/git.rb
index ad69f7d..3a48a6a 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/vcsrepo/git.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/vcsrepo/git.rb
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:vcsrepo).provide(:git, :parent => Puppet::Provider::Vcsrepo)
     end
     if !File.exist?(File.join(@resource.value(:path), '.git'))
       args.push(source, path)
-      git_with_identity(*args)
+      Dir.chdir("/") do
+        git_with_identity(*args)
+      end
     else
       notice "Repo has already been cloned"
     end