diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 6d4aee4..847f219 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/analogj/go-util/utils"
 	"github.com/packagrio/publishr/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"path"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -21,6 +22,24 @@ func TestConfiguration_init_ShouldCorrectlyInitializeConfiguration(t *testing.T)
 	require.Equal(t, "default", testConfig.GetString(config.PACKAGR_SCM), "should populate scm with default")
 }
 
+func TestConfiguration_ReadConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	//setup
+	defer utils.UnsetEnv("PACKAGR_")()
+	testConfig, _ := config.Create()
+	testConfig.SetDefault(config.PACKAGR_PACKAGE_TYPE, "generic")
+	testConfig.SetDefault(config.PACKAGR_SCM, "default")
+
+	//test
+	err := testConfig.ReadConfig(path.Join("testdata", "simple_overrides.yml"))
+
+	//assert
+	require.NoErrorf(t, err, "No error")
+	require.Equal(t, "golang", testConfig.GetString(config.PACKAGR_PACKAGE_TYPE), "should populate Package Type from overrides config file")
+	require.Equal(t, "github", testConfig.GetString(config.PACKAGR_SCM), "should populate SCM from overrides config file")
+
+}
+
+
 //func TestConfiguration_init_EnvVariablesShouldLoadProperly(t *testing.T) {
 //	//setup
 //	os.Setenv("PACKAGR_VERSION_BUMP_TYPE", "major")
diff --git a/pkg/config/testdata/simple_overrides.yml b/pkg/config/testdata/simple_overrides.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ee8806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/config/testdata/simple_overrides.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package_type: 'golang'
+scm: 'github'
+version_bump_type: 'major'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline.go b/pkg/pipeline.go
index f6a1ca7..8673447 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline.go
+++ b/pkg/pipeline.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/packagrio/publishr/pkg/mgr"
 	"log"
 	"path"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 type Pipeline struct {
@@ -27,10 +29,6 @@ func (p *Pipeline) Start(config config.Interface) error {
 	p.Config = config
 	p.Data = new(pipeline.Data)
 
-	if err := p.ParseRepoConfig(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err := p.PipelineInitStep(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -45,10 +43,6 @@ func (p *Pipeline) Start(config config.Interface) error {
 		return perr
 	}
 
-	if err := p.ParseRepoConfig(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err := p.ValidateTools(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -83,6 +77,15 @@ func (p *Pipeline) Start(config config.Interface) error {
 func (p *Pipeline) PipelineInitStep() error {
 	// start the source, and whatever work needs to be done there.
 	// MUST set options.GitParentPath
+	cwdPath, _ := os.Getwd()
+	p.Data.GitLocalPath = cwdPath
+	p.Data.GitParentPath = filepath.Dir(cwdPath)
+
+	if err := p.ParseRepoConfig(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+
 	log.Println("pipeline_init_step")
 	scmImpl, serr := scm.Create(p.Config.GetString(config.PACKAGR_SCM), p.Data, p.Config, nil)
 	if serr != nil {