diff --git a/services/Archival/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure/Persistence/ConfigurationExtensions.cs b/services/Archival/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure/Persistence/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
index a0b1e023d..f6e5bcb2b 100644
--- a/services/Archival/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure/Persistence/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
+++ b/services/Archival/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure/Persistence/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ public static void AddPersistenceServices(this IServiceCollection services, ICon
             services.Configure<GitOptions>(configuration.GetSection(GitOptions.Key));
             services.AddTransient<IRepository, Repository>(_ =>
             {
-                var gitOptions = new GitOptions();
-                configuration.GetSection(GitOptions.Key).Bind(gitOptions);
-
+                var gitOptions = configuration.GetSection(GitOptions.Key).Get<GitOptions>();
                 if (!Repository.IsValid(gitOptions.RepositoryPath))
                 {
                     Repository.Init(gitOptions.RepositoryPath);