diff --git a/sumatra/versioncontrol/_git.py b/sumatra/versioncontrol/_git.py
index 74c7b447..13a1471d 100644
--- a/sumatra/versioncontrol/_git.py
+++ b/sumatra/versioncontrol/_git.py
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ def checkout(self, path="."):
         self.__repository = git.Repo(path)
 
     def get_working_copy(self, path=None):
+        path = self.url if path is None else path
         return GitWorkingCopy(path)
 
     def _get_upstream(self):