diff --git a/plugins/git/commands b/plugins/git/commands
index 47934f493..beb967289 100755
--- a/plugins/git/commands
+++ b/plugins/git/commands
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ case "$1" in
     ;;
 
   git-*)
-    APP="$(echo $2 | perl -pe 's/(?<!\\)'\''//g' | sed 's/\\'\''/'\''/g')"
+    APP="$(echo $2 | perl -pe 's/(?<!\\)'\''//g' | sed 's/\\'\''/'\''/g' | sed 's/^\///g')"
     APP_PATH=$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP
 
     if [[ $1 == "git-receive-pack" && ! -d "$APP_PATH/refs" ]]; then