diff --git a/gitcmd.py b/gitcmd.py
index 0a6e05b7..c1924695 100644
--- a/gitcmd.py
+++ b/gitcmd.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def __init__(self, args, repo_path):
         self.url = args.url
         self.repo_path = repo_path
         self.branch = args.branch
-        self.repo = Repo()
+#        self.repo = Repo()
         self.cwd = os.getcwd()
         
         if os.path.isdir(self.repo_path):
@@ -43,4 +43,3 @@ def clone_repo(self):
             settings.handle.exception("GitCommandError", self.url, git_error)
         except Exception as git_error:
             settings.handle.exception("Exception", 'Git Repository Error', git_error)
-
diff --git a/nb-dt-import.py b/nb-dt-import.py
index 7cfa93d0..7e55e171 100755
--- a/nb-dt-import.py
+++ b/nb-dt-import.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def getFiles(vendors=None):
     
     files = []
     discoveredVendors = []
-    base_path = './repo/device-types/'
+    base_path = f'{settings.REPO_PATH}/device-types/'
     if vendors:
         for r, d, f in os.walk(base_path):
             for folder in d:
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def get_files_modules(vendors=None):
 
     files = []
     discoveredVendors = []
-    base_path = './repo/module-types/'
+    base_path = f'{settings.REPO_PATH}/module-types/'
     if vendors:
         for r, d, f in os.walk(base_path):
             for folder in d:
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 4a4ef56b..22902a63 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 NETBOX_URL = os.getenv("NETBOX_URL")
 NETBOX_TOKEN = os.getenv("NETBOX_TOKEN")
 IGNORE_SSL_ERRORS = (os.getenv("IGNORE_SSL_ERRORS", default="False") == "True")
-REPO_PATH = "./repo"
+REPO_PATH = f"{os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))}/repo"
 
 # optionally load vendors through a comma separated list as env var
 VENDORS = list(filter(None, os.getenv("VENDORS", "").split(",")))