diff --git a/src/copy.rs b/src/copy.rs
index 52b4f6f..1e5e022 100644
--- a/src/copy.rs
+++ b/src/copy.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use super::{config::PathConfig, path, path::ResPathBuf};
+use git2::Repository;
 use simplelog::{info, paris, warn};
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
@@ -8,8 +9,6 @@ use std::{
     result,
 };
 
-// TODO(jrpotter): Validate local path is a git repository.
-
 // ========================================
 // Error
 // ========================================
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ impl error::Error for Error {}
 // ========================================
 
 fn apply_all(pc: &PathConfig) -> Result<()> {
-    let workdir = path::resolve(&pc.config.repos.local)?;
+    let workdir = get_workdir(pc)?;
     let repo_files = walk_repo(workdir.as_ref())?;
     let package_lookup = get_package_lookup(pc);
 
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ fn apply_all(pc: &PathConfig) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn apply_one(pc: &PathConfig, package: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let workdir = path::resolve(&pc.config.repos.local)?;
+    let workdir = get_workdir(pc)?;
 
     if let Some(paths) = pc.config.packages.get(package) {
         for path in paths {
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ pub fn apply(pc: &PathConfig, package: Option<&str>) -> Result<()> {
 // ========================================
 
 pub fn stage(pc: &PathConfig) -> Result<()> {
-    let workdir = path::resolve(&pc.config.repos.local)?;
+    let workdir = get_workdir(pc)?;
     let repo_files = walk_repo(workdir.as_ref())?;
     let package_lookup = get_package_lookup(pc);
 
@@ -178,6 +177,17 @@ pub fn stage(pc: &PathConfig) -> Result<()> {
 // Utility
 // ========================================
 
+fn get_workdir(pc: &PathConfig) -> Result<ResPathBuf> {
+    let workdir = path::resolve(&pc.config.repos.local)?;
+    match Repository::open(workdir.resolved()) {
+        Ok(_) => Ok(workdir),
+        Err(_) => Err(io::Error::new(
+            io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+            "Local repository not found.",
+        ))?,
+    }
+}
+
 fn recursive_walk_repo(root: &Path, path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<ResPathBuf>> {
     let mut seen = Vec::new();
     if path.is_dir() {
diff --git a/src/git.rs b/src/git.rs
index ee8b96e..f7f59c0 100644
--- a/src/git.rs
+++ b/src/git.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,7 @@ use git2::{
     StashFlags,
 };
 use simplelog::{info, paris, warn};
-use std::{
-    collections::HashSet,
-    env::VarError,
-    error, fmt, io,
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
-    result,
-};
+use std::{collections::HashSet, env::VarError, error, fmt, io, path::Path, result};
 
 // ========================================
 // Error
@@ -246,7 +240,7 @@ fn local_rebase_remote(pc: &PathConfig, repo: &Repository) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 pub fn pull(pc: &PathConfig, repo: &mut Repository) -> Result<()> {
-    check_working_repo(repo)?;
+    repo.workdir().ok_or(Error::InvalidBareRepo)?;
 
     // If our local branch exists, it must also have a commit on it. Therefore
     // we can apply stashes. Stow away our changes, rebase on remote, and then
@@ -471,8 +465,8 @@ fn get_push_options(pc: &PathConfig) -> Result<PushOptions> {
 // Miscellaneous
 // ========================================
 
-fn check_working_repo(repo: &Repository) -> Result<PathBuf> {
-    Ok(repo.workdir().ok_or(Error::InvalidBareRepo)?.to_path_buf())
+fn now_signature(pc: &PathConfig) -> Result<Signature> {
+    Ok(Signature::now(&pc.config.user.name, &pc.config.user.email)?)
 }
 
 fn get_commit_at_head(repo: &Repository) -> Option<Commit> {
@@ -487,10 +481,6 @@ fn get_commit_at_head(repo: &Repository) -> Option<Commit> {
     peel().ok()
 }
 
-fn now_signature(pc: &PathConfig) -> Result<Signature> {
-    Ok(Signature::now(&pc.config.user.name, &pc.config.user.email)?)
-}
-
 fn temporary_branch_name(pc: &PathConfig, repo: &Repository) -> Result<String> {
     let mut branch_names = HashSet::new();
     for b in repo.branches(Some(BranchType::Local))? {