diff --git a/gitinspector/config.py b/gitinspector/config.py
index d336064..d510390 100644
--- a/gitinspector/config.py
+++ b/gitinspector/config.py
@@ -23,11 +23,16 @@ import filtering
 import format
 import interval
 import missing
+import os
 import subprocess
 
-def __read_git_config__(variable, default_value):
+def __read_git_config__(repo, variable, default_value):
+	previous_directory = os.getcwd()
+	os.chdir(repo)
 	setting = subprocess.Popen("git config inspector." + variable, shell=True, bufsize=1,
 	                           stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout
+	os.chdir(previous_directory)
+
 	try:
 		setting = setting.readlines()[0]
 		setting = setting.decode("utf-8", "replace").strip()
@@ -48,35 +53,35 @@ def __read_git_config__(variable, default_value):
 		return default_value
 
 def init(run):
-	missing.set_checkout_missing(__read_git_config__("checkout-missing", False))
-	extensions.define(__read_git_config__("file-types", ",".join(extensions.get())))
+	missing.set_checkout_missing(__read_git_config__(run.repo, "checkout-missing", False))
+	extensions.define(__read_git_config__(run.repo, "file-types", ",".join(extensions.get())))
 
-	exclude = __read_git_config__("exclude", None)
+	exclude = __read_git_config__(run.repo, "exclude", None)
 	if exclude != None:
 		filtering.add(exclude)
 
-	output_format = __read_git_config__("format", None)
+	output_format = __read_git_config__(run.repo, "format", None)
 	if output_format != None:
 		if not format.select(output_format):
 			raise format.InvalidFormatError(_("specified output format not supported."))
 
-	run.hard = __read_git_config__("hard", False)
-	run.list_file_types = __read_git_config__("list-file-types", False)
-	run.include_metrics = __read_git_config__("metrics", False)
-	run.responsibilities = __read_git_config__("responsibilities", False)
-	run.useweeks = __read_git_config__("weeks", False)
+	run.hard = __read_git_config__(run.repo, "hard", False)
+	run.list_file_types = __read_git_config__(run.repo, "list-file-types", False)
+	run.include_metrics = __read_git_config__(run.repo, "metrics", False)
+	run.responsibilities = __read_git_config__(run.repo, "responsibilities", False)
+	run.useweeks = __read_git_config__(run.repo, "weeks", False)
 
-	since =  __read_git_config__("since", None)
+	since =  __read_git_config__(run.repo, "since", None)
 	if since != None:
 		interval.set_since(since)
 
-	until = __read_git_config__("until", None)
+	until = __read_git_config__(run.repo, "until", None)
 	if until != None:
 		interval.set_until(until)
 
-	run.timeline = __read_git_config__("timeline", False)
+	run.timeline = __read_git_config__(run.repo, "timeline", False)
 
-	if __read_git_config__("grading", False):
+	if __read_git_config__(run.repo, "grading", False):
 		run.include_metrics = True
 		run.list_file_types = True
 		run.responsibilities = True
diff --git a/gitinspector/gitinspector.py b/gitinspector/gitinspector.py
index d1b58d1..d0eb1f8 100755
--- a/gitinspector/gitinspector.py
+++ b/gitinspector/gitinspector.py
@@ -90,13 +90,18 @@ def __check_python_version__():
 
 def main():
 	__run__ = Runner()
-	config.init(__run__)
 
 	try:
 		__opts__, __args__ = getopt.gnu_getopt(sys.argv[1:], "cf:F:hHlmrTwx:", ["checkout-missing", "exclude=",
 		                                                     "file-types=", "format=", "hard", "help", "list-file-types",
 		                                                     "metrics", "responsibilities", "since=", "grading",
 		                                                     "timeline", "until=", "version"])
+		for arg in __args__:
+			__run__.repo = arg
+
+		#We need the repo above to be set before we read the git config.
+		config.init(__run__)
+
 		for o, a in __opts__:
 			if o in("-c", "--checkout-missing"):
 				missing.set_checkout_missing(True)
@@ -137,8 +142,6 @@ def main():
 				__run__.useweeks = True
 			elif o in("-x", "--exclude"):
 				filtering.add(a)
-		for arg in __args__:
-			__run__.repo = arg
 
 	except (format.InvalidFormatError, getopt.error) as msg:
 		print(sys.argv[0], "\b:", msg)