diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/bm-e7-cicd-pike-ovs-maas/salt.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/bm-e7-cicd-pike-ovs-maas/salt.yaml
index 613c9bf..9256f51 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/bm-e7-cicd-pike-ovs-maas/salt.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/bm-e7-cicd-pike-ovs-maas/salt.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
     set -ex;
     . /root/venv-reclass-tools/bin/activate;
       reclass-tools add-bool-key parameters.openssh.client.known_hosts_autopopulation false /srv/salt/reclass/nodes/_generated/cfg01.{{ LAB_CONFIG_NAME }}.local.yml
+    cd /srv/salt/reclass
     git add /srv/salt/reclass/nodes/_generated
     git commit -m "[from tcp-qa] known_hosts_autopopulation disabled"
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}