diff --git a/recipe/deploy/update_code.php b/recipe/deploy/update_code.php
index 9352b98a9..5ec662179 100644
--- a/recipe/deploy/update_code.php
+++ b/recipe/deploy/update_code.php
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 task('deploy:update_code', function () {
     $strategy = get('update_code_strategy');
     $target = get('target');
-    $git = get('bin/git');
 
     $targetWithDir = $target;
     if (!empty(get('sub_directory'))) {
@@ -81,8 +80,8 @@
     }
 
     if ($strategy === 'local_archive') {
-        $gitRoot = runLocally("$git rev-parse --show-toplevel");
-        runLocally("$git -C " . quote($gitRoot) . " archive $targetWithDir -o archive.tar");
+        $gitRoot = runLocally("git rev-parse --show-toplevel");
+        runLocally("git -C " . quote($gitRoot) . " archive $targetWithDir -o archive.tar");
         upload("$gitRoot/archive.tar", '{{release_path}}/archive.tar');
         run("tar -xf {{release_path}}/archive.tar -C {{release_path}}");
         run("rm {{release_path}}/archive.tar");
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@
 
         $rev = quote(runLocally("git rev-list $target -1"));
     } else {
+        $git = get('bin/git');
         $repository = get('repository');
 
         if (empty($repository)) {