diff --git a/elements/amphora-agent/install.d/amphora-agent-source-install/75-amphora-agent-install b/elements/amphora-agent/install.d/amphora-agent-source-install/75-amphora-agent-install
index 0e2632d851..76f1a94cfd 100755
--- a/elements/amphora-agent/install.d/amphora-agent-source-install/75-amphora-agent-install
+++ b/elements/amphora-agent/install.d/amphora-agent-source-install/75-amphora-agent-install
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ $AMP_VENV/bin/pip install pip --upgrade
 
 $AMP_VENV/bin/pip install -U -c /opt/upper-constraints.txt /opt/amphora-agent
 
+# Let's capture the git reference we installed in the venv
+git  --git-dir=/opt/amphora-agent/.git rev-parse HEAD >> /opt/amphora-agent.gitref
+
 # Workaround https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/issues/724
 # TODO(johnsom) Remove once a that is resolved and 0.5.13 has been blocked in
 # global requirements.
diff --git a/elements/amphora-agent/post-install.d/90-remove-build-deps b/elements/amphora-agent/post-install.d/90-remove-build-deps
index 524a009e4e..1e10e23f33 100755
--- a/elements/amphora-agent/post-install.d/90-remove-build-deps
+++ b/elements/amphora-agent/post-install.d/90-remove-build-deps
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 [ "${DIB_INSTALLTYPE_amphora_agent:-}" = "package" ] && exit 0
 
-awk 'FNR == 1 {print $1}' /opt/amphora-agent/.git/logs/HEAD >> /opt/amphora-agent.gitref
 rm -rf /opt/amphora-agent
 
 case $DISTRO_NAME in