diff --git a/pkg/commands/git.go b/pkg/commands/git.go
index 70aa859e9..d3ea3166c 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func NewGitCommandAux(
 	// This is admittedly messy, but allows us to test each command struct in isolation,
 	// and allows for better namespacing when compared to having every method living
 	// on the one struct.
-	configCommands := git_commands.NewConfigCommands(cmn, gitConfig)
+	configCommands := git_commands.NewConfigCommands(cmn, gitConfig, repo)
 	statusCommands := git_commands.NewStatusCommands(cmn, osCommand, repo, dotGitDir)
 	fileLoader := loaders.NewFileLoader(cmn, cmd, configCommands)
 	flowCommands := git_commands.NewFlowCommands(cmn, cmd, configCommands)
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/config.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/config.go
index 1818edc2d..e22333541 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/config.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/config.go
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ type ConfigCommands struct {
 func NewConfigCommands(
 	common *common.Common,
 	gitConfig git_config.IGitConfig,
+	repo *gogit.Repository,
 ) *ConfigCommands {
 	return &ConfigCommands{
 		Common:    common,
 		gitConfig: gitConfig,
+		repo:      repo,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/deps_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/deps_test.go
index f0d7a2a7b..186ce1d87 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/deps_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/deps_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package git_commands
 
 import (
 	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
+	gogit "github.com/jesseduffield/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_config"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/loaders"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/oscommands"
@@ -61,7 +62,10 @@ func buildConfigCommands(deps commonDeps) *ConfigCommands {
 	deps = completeDeps(deps)
 	common := utils.NewDummyCommonWithUserConfig(deps.userConfig)
 
-	return NewConfigCommands(common, deps.gitConfig)
+	// TODO: think of a way to actually mock this outnil
+	var repo *gogit.Repository = nil
+
+	return NewConfigCommands(common, deps.gitConfig, repo)
 }
 
 func buildOSCommand(deps commonDeps) *oscommands.OSCommand {