diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
line changes: +4/-1
index a2e970b..02ec29e
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs

@@ -281,7 +281,10 @@ impl GitsySettingsOutputs {
         let asset_path = substitute_path_vars(&tmpl_path, parsed_repo, Some(self));
         let full_path = match repo {
             Some(repo) => {
-                let mut full_path = repo.workdir().map(|p| p.to_owned()).unwrap_or_default();
+                let mut full_path = match repo.workdir() {
+                    Some(d) => d.to_path_buf(), // workdir for full checkouts
+                    _ => repo.path().to_path_buf(), // path for bare repos
+                };
                 full_path.push(asset_path);
                 full_path
             },