diff --git a/tests/test_deploy_key.py b/tests/test_deploy_key.py
index cf34f2a81ec316822824749ab097225d43cbc89b..420b6d725bf9f95655f8decedd8eb27beac370df 100644
--- a/tests/test_deploy_key.py
+++ b/tests/test_deploy_key.py
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ testinfra_hosts = AnsibleRunner('.molecule/ansible_inventory').get_hosts('all')
 
 def test_deploy_key(Command, Sudo):
     with Sudo(user='nobody'):
-        assert Command('git -C /tmp/ansible-role-deploy-key pull').rc == 0
+        assert Command(
+            'git --git-dir /tmp/ansible-role-deploy-key/.git pull').rc == 0