diff --git a/hg-fast-export.sh b/hg-fast-export.sh
index f3f58f6..d0dd506 100755
--- a/hg-fast-export.sh
+++ b/hg-fast-export.sh
@@ -49,9 +49,15 @@ case "$1" in
       exit 0
 esac
 
-cd $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) \
+IS_BARE=$(git rev-parse --is-bare-repository) \
     || (echo "Could not find git repo" ; exit 1)
-GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --git-dir) || exit 1
+if test "z$IS_BARE" != ztrue; then
+   # This is not a bare repo, cd to the toplevel
+   TOPLEVEL=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) \
+       || (echo "Could not find git repo toplevel" ; exit 1)
+   cd $TOPLEVEL || exit 1
+fi
+GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --git-dir) || (echo "Could not find git repo" ; exit 1)
 
 while case "$#" in 0) break ;; esac
 do
diff --git a/hg-reset.sh b/hg-reset.sh
index d7fbff7..453dbab 100755
--- a/hg-reset.sh
+++ b/hg-reset.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,15 @@ Options:
 	-r	Mercurial repository to use
 "
 
-cd $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) \
+IS_BARE=$(git rev-parse --is-bare-repository) \
     || (echo "Could not find git repo" ; exit 1)
-GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --git-dir) || exit 1
+if test "z$IS_BARE" != ztrue; then
+   # This is not a bare repo, cd to the toplevel
+   TOPLEVEL=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) \
+       || (echo "Could not find git repo toplevel" ; exit 1)
+   cd $TOPLEVEL || exit 1
+fi
+GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --git-dir) || (echo "Could not find git repo" ; exit 1)
 
 while case "$#" in 0) break ;; esac
 do