diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index fd7b4c5..89255e3 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -189,10 +189,13 @@ func saveConfig(ymlPath string) error {
 	return ioutil.WriteFile(ymlPath, bs, 0660)
 }
 
-func curGitRepoPath() (*Login, string, error) {
-	repo, err := git.RepoForWorkdir()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", errors.New("No Gitea login found")
+func curGitRepoPath(path string) (*Login, string, error) {
+	var err error
+	var repo *git.TeaRepo
+	if len(path) == 0 {
+		repo, err = git.RepoForWorkdir()
+	} else {
+		repo, err = git.RepoFromPath(path)
 	}
 	gitConfig, err := repo.Config()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/flags.go b/cmd/flags.go
index 7737972..84b4fe5 100644
--- a/cmd/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/flags.go
@@ -81,15 +81,10 @@ var AllDefaultFlags = append([]cli.Flag{
 
 // initCommand returns repository and *Login based on flags
 func initCommand() (*Login, string, string) {
-	login := initCommandLoginOnly()
+	login, repoPath, err := curGitRepoPath(repoValue)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err.Error())
 
-	var err error
-	repoPath := repoValue
-	if repoPath == "" {
-		login, repoPath, err = curGitRepoPath()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err.Error())
-		}
 	}
 
 	owner, repo := splitRepo(repoPath)
diff --git a/modules/git/repo.go b/modules/git/repo.go
index 9e12fce..e6f03e8 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo.go
@@ -25,3 +25,15 @@ func RepoForWorkdir() (*TeaRepo, error) {
 
 	return &TeaRepo{repo}, nil
 }
+
+// RepoFromPath tries to open the git repository by path
+func RepoFromPath(path string) (*TeaRepo, error) {
+	repo, err := git.PlainOpenWithOptions(path, &git.PlainOpenOptions{
+		DetectDotGit: true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &TeaRepo{repo}, nil
+}