diff --git a/bootstrap/flux/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap/flux/bootstrap.sh
index 580d20f..a7a9f57 100755
--- a/bootstrap/flux/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap/flux/bootstrap.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ SOPS_SECRET_NAME="${SOPS_SECRET_NAME:-sops-age}"
 FLUX_COMPONENTS_EXTRA="${FLUX_COMPONENTS_EXTRA:-image-reflector-controller,image-automation-controller}"
 
 script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-repo_root="$(git -C "${script_dir}" rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || cd "${script_dir}/../.." && pwd)"
+repo_root="$(git -C "${script_dir}" rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || (cd "${script_dir}/../.." && pwd))"
 
 echo "==> Flux + SOPS bootstrap (dev) — path=${FLUX_ENV_PATH}"