diff --git a/api/http/handler/edgestacks/edgestack_create.go b/api/http/handler/edgestacks/edgestack_create.go
index c2f9414ff..13a498033 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/edgestacks/edgestack_create.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/edgestacks/edgestack_create.go
@@ -240,8 +240,9 @@ func (handler *Handler) createSwarmStackFromGitRepository(r *http.Request, dryru
 	}
 
 	repoConfig := gittypes.RepoConfig{
-		URL:           payload.RepositoryURL,
-		ReferenceName: payload.RepositoryReferenceName,
+		URL:            payload.RepositoryURL,
+		ReferenceName:  payload.RepositoryReferenceName,
+		ConfigFilePath: payload.FilePathInRepository,
 	}
 
 	if payload.RepositoryAuthentication {