diff --git a/src/gitolite.pm b/src/gitolite.pm
index 3553c47..8120526 100644
--- a/src/gitolite.pm
+++ b/src/gitolite.pm
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ sub setup_git_configs
             next if $key =~ /^gitolite-options\./;
             if ($value ne "") {
                 $value =~ s/^['"](.*)["']$/$1/;
-                $value =~ s/%GL_REPO/$ENV{GL_REPO}/;
+                $value =~ s/%GL_REPO/$repo/;
                 system("git", "config", $key, $value);
             } else {
                 system("git", "config", "--unset-all", $key);