diff --git a/bundle/config/mutator/mutator.go b/bundle/config/mutator/mutator.go
index faf50ae6e..5fd9f53e5 100644
--- a/bundle/config/mutator/mutator.go
+++ b/bundle/config/mutator/mutator.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ func DefaultMutators() []bundle.Mutator {
 		ComputeIdToClusterId(),
 		InitializeVariables(),
 		DefineDefaultTarget(),
-		LoadGitDetails(),
 		pythonmutator.PythonMutator(pythonmutator.PythonMutatorPhaseLoad),
 
 		// Note: This mutator must run before the target overrides are merged.
diff --git a/bundle/phases/initialize.go b/bundle/phases/initialize.go
index 3d5ad5e8b..334587202 100644
--- a/bundle/phases/initialize.go
+++ b/bundle/phases/initialize.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func Initialize() bundle.Mutator {
 			mutator.MergePipelineClusters(),
 			mutator.InitializeWorkspaceClient(),
 			mutator.PopulateCurrentUser(),
+			mutator.LoadGitDetails(),
 
 			mutator.DefineDefaultWorkspaceRoot(),
 			mutator.ExpandWorkspaceRoot(),
diff --git a/bundle/tests/environment_git_test.go b/bundle/tests/environment_git_test.go
index ad4aec2e6..d4695c78d 100644
--- a/bundle/tests/environment_git_test.go
+++ b/bundle/tests/environment_git_test.go
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 package config_tests
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle/config/mutator"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestGitAutoLoadWithEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
 	b := load(t, "./environments_autoload_git")
+	bundle.Apply(context.Background(), b, mutator.LoadGitDetails())
 	assert.True(t, b.Config.Bundle.Git.Inferred)
 	validUrl := strings.Contains(b.Config.Bundle.Git.OriginURL, "/cli") || strings.Contains(b.Config.Bundle.Git.OriginURL, "/bricks")
 	assert.True(t, validUrl, fmt.Sprintf("Expected URL to contain '/cli' or '/bricks', got %s", b.Config.Bundle.Git.OriginURL))
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ func TestGitAutoLoadWithEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGitManuallySetBranchWithEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
 	b := loadTarget(t, "./environments_autoload_git", "production")
+	bundle.Apply(context.Background(), b, mutator.LoadGitDetails())
 	assert.False(t, b.Config.Bundle.Git.Inferred)
 	assert.Equal(t, "main", b.Config.Bundle.Git.Branch)
 	validUrl := strings.Contains(b.Config.Bundle.Git.OriginURL, "/cli") || strings.Contains(b.Config.Bundle.Git.OriginURL, "/bricks")
diff --git a/bundle/tests/git_test.go b/bundle/tests/git_test.go
index 21eaaedd2..dec6c268a 100644
--- a/bundle/tests/git_test.go
+++ b/bundle/tests/git_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestGitAutoLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	b := load(t, "./autoload_git")
+	bundle.Apply(context.Background(), b, mutator.LoadGitDetails())
 	assert.True(t, b.Config.Bundle.Git.Inferred)
 	validUrl := strings.Contains(b.Config.Bundle.Git.OriginURL, "/cli") || strings.Contains(b.Config.Bundle.Git.OriginURL, "/bricks")
 	assert.True(t, validUrl, fmt.Sprintf("Expected URL to contain '/cli' or '/bricks', got %s", b.Config.Bundle.Git.OriginURL))
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ func TestGitAutoLoad(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGitManuallySetBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	b := loadTarget(t, "./autoload_git", "production")
+	bundle.Apply(context.Background(), b, mutator.LoadGitDetails())
 	assert.False(t, b.Config.Bundle.Git.Inferred)
 	assert.Equal(t, "main", b.Config.Bundle.Git.Branch)
 	validUrl := strings.Contains(b.Config.Bundle.Git.OriginURL, "/cli") || strings.Contains(b.Config.Bundle.Git.OriginURL, "/bricks")
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ func TestGitBundleBranchValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	b := load(t, "./git_branch_validation")
+	bundle.Apply(context.Background(), b, mutator.LoadGitDetails())
 	assert.False(t, b.Config.Bundle.Git.Inferred)
 	assert.Equal(t, "feature-a", b.Config.Bundle.Git.Branch)
 	assert.Equal(t, "feature-b", b.Config.Bundle.Git.ActualBranch)