diff --git a/penify_hook/main.py b/penify_hook/main.py
index b8903d5..8395757 100644
--- a/penify_hook/main.py
+++ b/penify_hook/main.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 import urllib.parse
 from threading import Thread
 
+from penify_hook.utils import find_git_parent
+
 from .commit_analyzer import CommitDocGenHook
 from .folder_analyzer import FolderAnalyzerGenHook
 from .file_analyzer import FileAnalyzerGenHook
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ def main():
             print("Error: API token is required. Please provide it using -t option, PENIFY_API_TOKEN environment variable, or log in first.")
             sys.exit(1)
         open_terminal = args.terminal.lower() == "true"
+        args.git_folder_path = find_git_parent(args.git_folder_path)
         commit_code(args.git_folder_path, token, args.message, open_terminal)
     elif args.subcommand == "login":
         login()
diff --git a/penify_hook/utils.py b/penify_hook/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2263f1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/penify_hook/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import os
+
+class GitRepoNotFoundError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+def find_git_parent(path):
+    current_dir = os.path.abspath(path)
+
+    while current_dir != os.path.dirname(current_dir):  # Traverse up to the root directory
+        if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(current_dir, ".git")):
+            return current_dir  # Return the parent folder containing the .git directory
+        current_dir = os.path.dirname(current_dir)
+    
+    raise GitRepoNotFoundError(f"No Git repository found in the path or any of its parent directories: {path}")
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 88725f6..b586b09 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="penify-cli",
-    version="0.1.4",  # Increment the version number
+    version="0.1.5",  # Increment the version number
     packages=['penify_hook'],  # Explicitly include the penify_hook package
     install_requires=[
         "requests",