diff --git a/pkg/recipe/git.go b/pkg/recipe/git.go
index 4978856d..d4468db2 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/git.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/git.go
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ package recipe
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"strings"
 
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/formatter"
 	gitPkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/git"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/log"
@@ -142,13 +140,11 @@ func (r Recipe) EnsureIsClean() error {
 
 // EnsureLatest makes sure the latest commit is checked out for the local recipe repository
 func (r Recipe) EnsureLatest() error {
-	recipeDir := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, r.Name)
-
-	if err := gitPkg.EnsureGitRepo(recipeDir); err != nil {
+	if err := gitPkg.EnsureGitRepo(r.Dir); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	repo, err := git.PlainOpen(recipeDir)
+	repo, err := git.PlainOpen(r.Dir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -158,7 +154,7 @@ func (r Recipe) EnsureLatest() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	branch, err := gitPkg.GetDefaultBranch(repo, recipeDir)
+	branch, err := gitPkg.GetDefaultBranch(repo, r.Dir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -170,7 +166,7 @@ func (r Recipe) EnsureLatest() error {
 	}
 
 	if err := worktree.Checkout(checkOutOpts); err != nil {
-		log.Debugf("failed to check out %s in %s", branch, recipeDir)
+		log.Debugf("failed to check out %s in %s", branch, r.Dir)
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -179,16 +175,14 @@ func (r Recipe) EnsureLatest() error {
 
 // EnsureUpToDate ensures that the local repo is synced to the remote
 func (r Recipe) EnsureUpToDate() error {
-	recipeDir := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, r.Name)
-
-	repo, err := git.PlainOpen(recipeDir)
+	repo, err := git.PlainOpen(r.Dir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to open %s: %s", recipeDir, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to open %s: %s", r.Dir, err)
 	}
 
 	remotes, err := repo.Remotes()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to read remotes in %s: %s", recipeDir, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to read remotes in %s: %s", r.Dir, err)
 	}
 
 	if len(remotes) == 0 {
@@ -198,18 +192,18 @@ func (r Recipe) EnsureUpToDate() error {
 
 	worktree, err := repo.Worktree()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to open git work tree in %s: %s", recipeDir, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to open git work tree in %s: %s", r.Dir, err)
 	}
 
-	branch, err := gitPkg.CheckoutDefaultBranch(repo, recipeDir)
+	branch, err := gitPkg.CheckoutDefaultBranch(repo, r.Dir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to check out default branch in %s: %s", recipeDir, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to check out default branch in %s: %s", r.Dir, err)
 	}
 
 	fetchOpts := &git.FetchOptions{Tags: git.AllTags}
 	if err := repo.Fetch(fetchOpts); err != nil {
 		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "already up-to-date") {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to fetch tags in %s: %s", recipeDir, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to fetch tags in %s: %s", r.Dir, err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -221,7 +215,7 @@ func (r Recipe) EnsureUpToDate() error {
 
 	if err := worktree.Pull(opts); err != nil {
 		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "already up-to-date") {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to git pull in %s: %s", recipeDir, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to git pull in %s: %s", r.Dir, err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -241,8 +235,7 @@ func (r Recipe) ChaosVersion() (string, error) {
 
 	version = formatter.SmallSHA(head.String())
 
-	recipeDir := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, r.Name)
-	isClean, err := gitPkg.IsClean(recipeDir)
+	isClean, err := gitPkg.IsClean(r.Dir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return version, err
 	}