diff --git a/plugins/git/post-app-clone-setup b/plugins/git/post-app-clone-setup
index b0d6a21c0..9faa302bb 100755
--- a/plugins/git/post-app-clone-setup
+++ b/plugins/git/post-app-clone-setup
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
 set -eo pipefail
 [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
 
 trigger-git-post-app-clone-setup() {
   declare desc="modifies git-hook"
diff --git a/plugins/git/post-app-rename-setup b/plugins/git/post-app-rename-setup
index 5ecec4cdb..937c39c76 100755
--- a/plugins/git/post-app-rename-setup
+++ b/plugins/git/post-app-rename-setup
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
 set -eo pipefail
 [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
 
 trigger-git-post-app-rename-setup() {
   declare desc="modifies git-hook"
diff --git a/plugins/git/post-delete b/plugins/git/post-delete
index 9caa12790..dad74439a 100755
--- a/plugins/git/post-delete
+++ b/plugins/git/post-delete
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
 set -eo pipefail
 [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/property-functions"
 
 trigger-git-post-delete() {
   declare desc="destroys the git properties for a given app"
diff --git a/plugins/git/receive-app b/plugins/git/receive-app
index 9a2f2de6e..1c09982b4 100755
--- a/plugins/git/receive-app
+++ b/plugins/git/receive-app
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/git/functions"
 set -eo pipefail
 [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/git/functions"
 
 git_receive_app "$@"