diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/ExecuteCoreTests.cs b/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/ExecuteCoreTests.cs
index e96c62d084..ab4b43d98f 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/ExecuteCoreTests.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/ExecuteCoreTests.cs
@@ -127,6 +127,17 @@ public void WorkingDirectoryWithoutGit()
         });
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public void DynamicRepositoriesShouldNotErrorWithFailedToFindGitDirectory()
+    {
+        var versionAndBranchFinder = new ExecuteCore(fileSystem);
+
+        RepositoryScope(versionAndBranchFinder, (fixture, vv) =>
+        {
+            versionAndBranchFinder.ExecuteGitVersion("https://github.com/GitTools/GitVersion.git", null, new Authentication(), "refs/head/master", false, fixture.RepositoryPath, null);
+        });
+    }
+
     string RepositoryScope(ExecuteCore executeCore = null, Action<EmptyRepositoryFixture, VersionVariables> fixtureAction = null)
     {
         // Make sure GitVersion doesn't trigger build server mode when we are running the tests
diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/ExecuteCore.cs b/src/GitVersionCore/ExecuteCore.cs
index b0108faf6c..854b7babd6 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/ExecuteCore.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/ExecuteCore.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public VersionVariables ExecuteGitVersion(string targetUrl, string dynamicReposi
             var buildServer = applicableBuildServers.FirstOrDefault();
             var fetch = noFetch || (buildServer != null && buildServer.PreventFetch());
             var gitPreparer = new GitPreparer(targetUrl, dynamicRepositoryLocation, authentication, fetch, workingDirectory);
+            gitPreparer.Initialise(buildServer != null, ResolveCurrentBranch(buildServer, targetBranch, !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dynamicRepositoryLocation)));
             var dotGitDirectory = gitPreparer.GetDotGitDirectory();
             var projectRoot = gitPreparer.GetProjectRootDirectory();
 
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ public VersionVariables ExecuteGitVersion(string targetUrl, string dynamicReposi
             //    },
             //    Directory = workingDirectory
             //});
-            Logger.WriteInfo(string.Format("Project root is: " + projectRoot));
+            Logger.WriteInfo(string.Format("Project root is: {0}", projectRoot));
+            Logger.WriteInfo(string.Format("DotGit directory is: {0}", dotGitDirectory));
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(dotGitDirectory) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(projectRoot))
             {
                 // TODO Link to wiki article
@@ -92,8 +94,6 @@ static string ResolveCurrentBranch(IBuildServer buildServer, string targetBranch
 
         VersionVariables ExecuteInternal(string targetBranch, string commitId, IRepository repo, GitPreparer gitPreparer, string projectRoot, IBuildServer buildServer, Config overrideConfig = null)
         {
-            gitPreparer.Initialise(buildServer != null, ResolveCurrentBranch(buildServer, targetBranch, gitPreparer.IsDynamicGitRepository));
-
             var versionFinder = new GitVersionFinder();
             var configuration = ConfigurationProvider.Provide(projectRoot, fileSystem, overrideConfig: overrideConfig);
 
diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/GitPreparer.cs b/src/GitVersionCore/GitPreparer.cs
index 5c9a7451f4..a26d228fab 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/GitPreparer.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/GitPreparer.cs
@@ -111,10 +111,17 @@ public string GetDotGitDirectory()
 
         public string GetProjectRootDirectory()
         {
+            Logger.WriteInfo(string.Format("IsDynamicGitRepository: {0}", IsDynamicGitRepository));
             if (IsDynamicGitRepository)
+            {
+                Logger.WriteInfo(string.Format("Returning Project Root as {0}", targetPath));
                 return targetPath;
+            }
 
-            return Directory.GetParent(GetDotGitDirectory()).FullName;
+            var dotGetGitDirectory = GetDotGitDirectory();
+            var result = Directory.GetParent(dotGetGitDirectory).FullName;
+            Logger.WriteInfo(string.Format("Returning Project Root from DotGitDirectory: {0} - {1}", dotGetGitDirectory, result));
+            return result;
         }
 
         static string CreateDynamicRepository(string targetPath, AuthenticationInfo authentication, string repositoryUrl, string targetBranch, bool noFetch)
@@ -165,7 +172,8 @@ static void CloneRepository(string repositoryUrl, string gitDirectory, Authentic
                     Checkout = false,
                     CredentialsProvider = (url, usernameFromUrl, types) => credentials
                 };
-                Repository.Clone(repositoryUrl, gitDirectory, cloneOptions);
+                var returnedPath = Repository.Clone(repositoryUrl, gitDirectory, cloneOptions);
+                Logger.WriteInfo(string.Format("Returned path after repository clone: {0}", returnedPath));
             }
             catch (LibGit2SharpException ex)
             {