diff --git a/src/server/config/mod.rs b/src/server/config/mod.rs
index a1c2179f..74a2141e 100644
--- a/src/server/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/config/mod.rs
@@ -416,6 +416,13 @@ impl GitDir {
         &self.0
     }
 }
+impl Deref for GitDir {
+    type Target = PathBuf;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
 impl std::fmt::Display for GitDir {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{}", &self.0.display())