diff --git a/packages/techdocs-common/src/helpers.ts b/packages/techdocs-common/src/helpers.ts
index ec58bb7b40..be35a0b521 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-common/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/techdocs-common/src/helpers.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export const getGitRepositoryTempFolder = async (
     // fs.realpathSync fixes a problem with macOS returning a path that is a symlink
     fs.realpathSync(os.tmpdir()),
     'backstage-repo',
-    parsedGitLocation.source,
+    parsedGitLocation.resource,
     parsedGitLocation.owner,
     parsedGitLocation.name,
     parsedGitLocation.ref,