diff --git a/src/pages/applications/[...slug].astro b/src/pages/applications/[...slug].astro
index 18978b87..bd9b74af 100644
--- a/src/pages/applications/[...slug].astro
+++ b/src/pages/applications/[...slug].astro
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ if (!import.meta.env.IS_PUBLIC) {
   project = Astro.props;
   try {
     const { stdout } = await execAsync(
-      `git log -1 --pretty="format:%ci" -- "${process.cwd()}/src/content/applications/${slug}.md"`
+      `git log -1 --pretty="format:%ci" src/content/applications/${slug}.md`
     );
+    if (stdout == "") {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to retrieve date for ${slug}.md`);
+    }
     date = new Date(stdout);
   } catch (e) {
     throw new Error(`Failed to parse date for ${slug}.md.\n${e}`);