diff --git a/.github/workflows/Linux-pack.yml b/.github/workflows/Linux-pack.yml
index a7bbf09abc..7f308c0e94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Linux-pack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Linux-pack.yml
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           OS: ${{ matrix.dist.os }}
           DIST: ${{ matrix.dist.symbol }}
-          #DOCKER_ARCH: ${{ matrix.dist.arch }}
-          ## I cannot see if ARCH is used anywhere. Should we remove it?
-          #ARCH: ${{ matrix.dist.arch }}
+          PRESERVE_ENVVARS: "GIT_HASH"
         run: |
           cp -r $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/packaging/debian $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
           bash $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/tools/packpack
@@ -204,6 +202,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           OS: ${{ matrix.dist.os }}
           DIST: ${{ matrix.dist.symbol }}
+          PRESERVE_ENVVARS: "GIT_HASH"
 
       - name: Packaging on ${{ matrix.dist.name }} ${{ matrix.dist.arch }}
         if: matrix.dist.os == 'opensuse-leap'
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c80b84c61..5e045f619c 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -286,23 +286,23 @@ endif()
 message("Flameshot predefined color palette large: " ${FLAMESHOT_PREDEFINED_COLOR_PALETTE_LARGE})
 target_compile_definitions(flameshot PRIVATE PREDEFINED_COLOR_PALETTE_LARGE=${FLAMESHOT_PREDEFINED_COLOR_PALETTE_LARGE})
 
+
+find_package (Git)
 if( DEFINED ENV{GIT_HASH})
     message("Using provided git_commit_hash: $ENV{GIT_HASH}")
     set(FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH $ENV{GIT_HASH})
     target_compile_definitions(flameshot PRIVATE FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH="${FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH}")
+elseif (GIT_FOUND)
+    message("git found: ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} in version     ${GIT_VERSION_STRING}")
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} rev-parse --short HEAD OUTPUT_VARIABLE FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH)
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "\r*\n$" "" FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH "${FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH}")
+    target_compile_definitions(flameshot PRIVATE FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH="${FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH}")
+    message("FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH: ${FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH}")
 else()
-    find_package (Git)
-    if (GIT_FOUND)
-        message("git found: ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} in version     ${GIT_VERSION_STRING}")
-        execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} rev-parse --short HEAD OUTPUT_VARIABLE FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH)
-        string(REGEX REPLACE "\r*\n$" "" FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH "${FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH}")
-        target_compile_definitions(flameshot PRIVATE FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH="${FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH}")
-        message("FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH: ${FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH}")
-    else()
-        target_compile_definitions(flameshot PRIVATE FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH="-")
-        message("git command is not found")
-    endif ()
+    target_compile_definitions(flameshot PRIVATE FLAMESHOT_GIT_HASH="-")
+    message(WARNING "Compiling without git commit hash")
 endif ()
+
 target_compile_definitions(flameshot PRIVATE APP_PREFIX="${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
 target_compile_definitions(flameshot PRIVATE APP_VERSION="v${PROJECT_VERSION}")
 #target_compile_definitions(flameshot PRIVATE QAPPLICATION_CLASS=QApplication)