diff --git a/src/svnRepository.ts b/src/svnRepository.ts
index 7c846c52..90421f83 100644
--- a/src/svnRepository.ts
+++ b/src/svnRepository.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class Repository {
     const result = await this.exec([
       "info",
       "--xml",
-      fixPegRevision(this.root)
+      fixPegRevision(this.workspaceRoot)
     ]);
     this._info = await parseInfoXml(result.stdout);
   }