diff --git a/seed/site-formation/templates/site_update b/seed/site-formation/templates/site_update
index 47c8590..13f12f0 100644
--- a/seed/site-formation/templates/site_update
+++ b/seed/site-formation/templates/site_update
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 GIT_DIR=%%dirname(%%dirname(%%nginx_root))
 REPO_DIR=%%dirname(%%nginx_root)
 
-if [ ! -d $GIT_SITE/.git ]; then
+if [ ! -d $REPO_DIR/.git ]; then
     if [ -d %%nginx_root ]; then
         rm -rf %%nginx_root
     fi