diff --git a/src/_nebari/initialize.py b/src/_nebari/initialize.py
index 69e9fb1b2..d176c9e20 100644
--- a/src/_nebari/initialize.py
+++ b/src/_nebari/initialize.py
@@ -549,9 +549,9 @@ def github_auto_provision(config, owner, repo):
 
 
 def git_repository_initialize(git_repository):
-    if not git.is_git_repo("./"):
-        git.initialize_git("./")
-    git.add_git_remote(git_repository, path="./", remote_name="origin")
+    if not git.is_git_repo(Path.cwd()):
+        git.initialize_git(Path.cwd())
+    git.add_git_remote(git_repository, path=Path.cwd(), remote_name="origin")
 
 
 def auth0_auto_provision(config):
diff --git a/src/_nebari/provider/git.py b/src/_nebari/provider/git.py
index e731ad5d5..7e90d06df 100644
--- a/src/_nebari/provider/git.py
+++ b/src/_nebari/provider/git.py
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 from _nebari.utils import change_directory
 
 
-def is_git_repo(path=None):
+def is_git_repo(path: Path = None):
     path = path or Path.cwd()
     return ".git" in os.listdir(path)
 
 
-def initialize_git(path=None):
+def initialize_git(path: Path = None):
     path = path or Path.cwd()
     with change_directory(path):
         subprocess.check_output(["git", "init"])
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def initialize_git(path=None):
         subprocess.check_output(["git", "checkout", "-b", "main"])
 
 
-def add_git_remote(remote_path, path=None, remote_name="origin"):
+def add_git_remote(remote_path: str, path: Path = None, remote_name: str = "origin"):
     path = path or Path.cwd()
 
     c = configparser.ConfigParser()