diff --git a/bin/git-bulk b/bin/git-bulk
index e3bdd66d..111cccfc 100755
--- a/bin/git-bulk
+++ b/bin/git-bulk
@@ -120,7 +120,14 @@ function wsnameToCurrent () {
   while read -r workspace; do
     if [ -z "$workspace" ]; then continue; fi
     parseWsName "$workspace"
-    if echo "$PWD" | grep -o -q "$rwsdir"; then wsname="$rwsname" && return; fi
+    # compatibility with environment variable inside .gitconfig:
+    # use combination of `eval` and `realpath` to:
+    # 1. dereference possible environment variable contained in $rwsdir
+    # 2. match workspaces even across different symlinks
+    rwsdir_rp=$(eval realpath $rwsdir 2>/dev/null)
+    pwd_rp=$(eval realpath $PWD 2>/dev/null)
+    # if pwd and workspace directory match, use this workspace name as current workspace
+    if [[ "$pwd_rp" =~ "$rwsdir_rp" ]]; then wsname="$rwsname" && return; fi
   done <<< "$(listall)"
   # when here then not in workspace dir
   echo 1>&2 "error: you are not in a workspace directory. your registered workspaces are:" && \