diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7856a69..f82cf1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ Specify a two letter [ISO639](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_co
 
 If set to `true` (default is `false`) the plugin will use the time when running `mkdocs build` instead of the git revision date. This means the revision date will be inaccurate, but this can be useful if your build environment has no access to GIT and you want to ignore the Git exceptions during `git log`.
 
+### `git_path`
+
+Specify a path to the folder that is a git repository (the folder that contains `.git`). If not specified, default path is `.`.
+
 ----
 
 ### Example
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@ plugins:
     locale: en
     type: timeago
     fallback_to_build_date: true
+    git_path: ./docs
 ```
 
 Result:
diff --git a/mkdocs_git_revision_date_localized_plugin/plugin.py b/mkdocs_git_revision_date_localized_plugin/plugin.py
index 6ed10b7..a35a648 100644
--- a/mkdocs_git_revision_date_localized_plugin/plugin.py
+++ b/mkdocs_git_revision_date_localized_plugin/plugin.py
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ class GitRevisionDateLocalizedPlugin(BasePlugin):
         ("fallback_to_build_date", config_options.Type(bool, default=False)),
         ("locale", config_options.Type(str, default=None)),
         ("type", config_options.Type(str, default="date")),
+        ("git_path", config_options.Type(str, default=".")),
     )
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.util = Util()
+        pass
 
     def on_config(self, config: config_options.Config) -> dict:
         """
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ def on_config(self, config: config_options.Config) -> dict:
             dict: global configuration object
         """
 
+        self.util = Util(path=self.config.get("git_path", "."))
+
         # Get locale settings - might be added in future mkdocs versions
         # see: https://github.com/timvink/mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin/issues/24
         mkdocs_locale = config.get("locale", None)