diff --git a/gita/__init__.py b/gita/__init__.py
index eeb79a3..33c0f41 100644
--- a/gita/__init__.py
+++ b/gita/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import pkg_resources
 
-__version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution('gita').version
+__version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution("gita").version
diff --git a/gita/common.py b/gita/common.py
index 994e5e0..64116af 100644
--- a/gita/common.py
+++ b/gita/common.py
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ import os
 
 
 def get_config_dir() -> str:
-    root = os.environ.get('GITA_PROJECT_HOME') or os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME') or os.path.join(
-        os.path.expanduser('~'), '.config')
+    root = (
+        os.environ.get("GITA_PROJECT_HOME")
+        or os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+        or os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".config")
+    )
     return os.path.join(root, "gita")
 
 
diff --git a/gita/info.py b/gita/info.py
index 57bb1a8..a6d5bca 100644
--- a/gita/info.py
+++ b/gita/info.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import csv
 import subprocess
 from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
-from functools import lru_cache
+from functools import lru_cache, partial
 from typing import Tuple, List, Callable, Dict
 
 from . import common
@@ -13,24 +13,25 @@ class Color(Enum):
     """
     Terminal color
     """
-    black = '\x1b[30m'
-    red = '\x1b[31m'  # local diverges from remote
-    green = '\x1b[32m'  # local == remote
-    yellow = '\x1b[33m'  # local is behind
-    blue = '\x1b[34m'
-    purple = '\x1b[35m'  # local is ahead
-    cyan = '\x1b[36m'
-    white = '\x1b[37m'  # no remote branch
-    end = '\x1b[0m'
-    b_black = '\x1b[30;1m'
-    b_red = '\x1b[31;1m'
-    b_green = '\x1b[32;1m'
-    b_yellow = '\x1b[33;1m'
-    b_blue = '\x1b[34;1m'
-    b_purple = '\x1b[35;1m'
-    b_cyan = '\x1b[36;1m'
-    b_white = '\x1b[37;1m'
-    underline = '\x1B[4m'
+
+    black = "\x1b[30m"
+    red = "\x1b[31m"  # local diverges from remote
+    green = "\x1b[32m"  # local == remote
+    yellow = "\x1b[33m"  # local is behind
+    blue = "\x1b[34m"
+    purple = "\x1b[35m"  # local is ahead
+    cyan = "\x1b[36m"
+    white = "\x1b[37m"  # no remote branch
+    end = "\x1b[0m"
+    b_black = "\x1b[30;1m"
+    b_red = "\x1b[31;1m"
+    b_green = "\x1b[32;1m"
+    b_yellow = "\x1b[33;1m"
+    b_blue = "\x1b[34;1m"
+    b_purple = "\x1b[35;1m"
+    b_cyan = "\x1b[36;1m"
+    b_white = "\x1b[37;1m"
+    underline = "\x1B[4m"
 
     # Make f"{Color.foo}" expand to Color.foo.value .
     #
@@ -40,26 +41,24 @@ class Color(Enum):
 
 
 default_colors = {
-            'no-remote': Color.white.name,
-            'in-sync': Color.green.name,
-            'diverged': Color.red.name,
-            'local-ahead': Color.purple.name,
-            'remote-ahead': Color.yellow.name,
-            }
+    "no-remote": Color.white.name,
+    "in-sync": Color.green.name,
+    "diverged": Color.red.name,
+    "local-ahead": Color.purple.name,
+    "remote-ahead": Color.yellow.name,
+}
 
 
 def show_colors():  # pragma: no cover
-    """
-
-    """
+    """ """
     for i, c in enumerate(Color, start=1):
         if c != Color.end and c != Color.underline:
-            print(f'{c.value}{c.name:<8} ', end='')
+            print(f"{c.value}{c.name:<8} ", end="")
         if i % 9 == 0:
             print()
-    print(f'{Color.end}')
+    print(f"{Color.end}")
     for situation, c in sorted(get_color_encoding().items()):
-        print(f'{situation:<12}: {Color[c].value}{c:<8}{Color.end} ')
+        print(f"{situation:<12}: {Color[c].value}{c:<8}{Color.end} ")
 
 
 @lru_cache()
@@ -69,9 +68,9 @@ def get_color_encoding() -> Dict[str, str]:
     In the format of {situation: color name}
     """
     # custom settings
-    csv_config = Path(common.get_config_fname('color.csv'))
+    csv_config = Path(common.get_config_fname("color.csv"))
     if csv_config.is_file():
-        with open(csv_config, 'r') as f:
+        with open(csv_config, "r") as f:
             reader = csv.DictReader(f)
             colors = next(reader)
     else:
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ def get_color_encoding() -> Dict[str, str]:
     return colors
 
 
-def get_info_funcs() -> List[Callable[[str], str]]:
+def get_info_funcs(no_colors=False) -> List[Callable[[str], str]]:
     """
     Return the functions to generate `gita ll` information. All these functions
     take the repo path as input and return the corresponding information as str.
@@ -88,11 +87,11 @@ def get_info_funcs() -> List[Callable[[str], str]]:
     to_display = get_info_items()
     # This re-definition is to make unit test mocking to work
     all_info_items = {
-            'branch': get_repo_status,
-            'commit_msg': get_commit_msg,
-            'commit_time': get_commit_time,
-            'path': get_path,
-        }
+        "branch": partial(get_repo_status, no_colors=no_colors),
+        "commit_msg": get_commit_msg,
+        "commit_time": get_commit_time,
+        "path": get_path,
+    }
     return [all_info_items[k] for k in to_display]
 
 
@@ -101,15 +100,15 @@ def get_info_items() -> List[str]:
     Return the information items to be displayed in the `gita ll` command.
     """
     # custom settings
-    csv_config = Path(common.get_config_fname('info.csv'))
+    csv_config = Path(common.get_config_fname("info.csv"))
     if csv_config.is_file():
-        with open(csv_config, 'r') as f:
+        with open(csv_config, "r") as f:
             reader = csv.reader(f)
             display_items = next(reader)
         display_items = [x for x in display_items if x in ALL_INFO_ITEMS]
     else:
         # default settings
-        display_items = ['branch', 'commit_msg', 'commit_time']
+        display_items = ["branch", "commit_msg", "commit_time"]
     return display_items
 
 
@@ -119,43 +118,48 @@ def get_path(prop: Dict[str, str]) -> str:
 
 # TODO: do we need to add the flags here too?
 def get_head(path: str) -> str:
-    result = subprocess.run('git symbolic-ref -q --short HEAD || git describe --tags --exact-match',
-                            shell=True,
-                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                            universal_newlines=True,
-                            cwd=path)
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        "git symbolic-ref -q --short HEAD || git describe --tags --exact-match",
+        shell=True,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        universal_newlines=True,
+        cwd=path,
+    )
     return result.stdout.strip()
 
 
-def run_quiet_diff(flags: List[str], args: List[str]) -> int:
+def run_quiet_diff(flags: List[str], args: List[str], path) -> int:
     """
     Return the return code of git diff `args` in quiet mode
     """
     result = subprocess.run(
-        ['git'] + flags + ['diff', '--quiet'] + args,
+        ["git"] + flags + ["diff", "--quiet"] + args,
         stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        cwd=path,
     )
     return result.returncode
 
 
-def get_common_commit() -> str:
+def get_common_commit(path) -> str:
     """
     Return the hash of the common commit of the local and upstream branches.
     """
-    result = subprocess.run('git merge-base @{0} @{u}'.split(),
-                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                            universal_newlines=True)
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        "git merge-base @{0} @{u}".split(),
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        universal_newlines=True,
+        cwd=path,
+    )
     return result.stdout.strip()
 
 
-def has_untracked(flags: List[str]) -> bool:
+def has_untracked(flags: List[str], path) -> bool:
     """
     Return True if untracked file/folder exists
     """
-    cmd = ['git'] + flags + 'ls-files -zo --exclude-standard'.split()
-    result = subprocess.run(cmd,
-                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+    cmd = ["git"] + flags + "ls-files -zo --exclude-standard".split()
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, cwd=path)
     return bool(result.stdout)
 
 
@@ -164,12 +168,14 @@ def get_commit_msg(prop: Dict[str, str]) -> str:
     Return the last commit message.
     """
     # `git show-branch --no-name HEAD` is faster than `git show -s --format=%s`
-    cmd = ['git'] + prop['flags'] + 'show-branch --no-name HEAD'.split()
-    result = subprocess.run(cmd,
-                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                            universal_newlines=True,
-                            cwd=prop['path'])
+    cmd = ["git"] + prop["flags"] + "show-branch --no-name HEAD".split()
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        cmd,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        universal_newlines=True,
+        cwd=prop["path"],
+    )
     return result.stdout.strip()
 
 
@@ -177,17 +183,19 @@ def get_commit_time(prop: Dict[str, str]) -> str:
     """
     Return the last commit time in parenthesis.
     """
-    cmd = ['git'] + prop['flags'] + 'log -1 --format=%cd --date=relative'.split()
-    result = subprocess.run(cmd,
-                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                            universal_newlines=True,
-                            cwd=prop['path'])
+    cmd = ["git"] + prop["flags"] + "log -1 --format=%cd --date=relative".split()
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        cmd,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        universal_newlines=True,
+        cwd=prop["path"],
+    )
     return f"({result.stdout.strip()})"
 
 
 def get_repo_status(prop: Dict[str, str], no_colors=False) -> str:
-    head = get_head(prop['path'])
+    head = get_head(prop["path"])
     dirty, staged, untracked, color = _get_repo_status(prop, no_colors)
     if color:
         return f'{color}{head+" "+dirty+staged+untracked:<10}{Color.end}'
@@ -198,39 +206,37 @@ def _get_repo_status(prop: Dict[str, str], no_colors: bool) -> Tuple[str]:
     """
     Return the status of one repo
     """
-    path = prop['path']
-    flags = prop['flags']
-    os.chdir(path)
-    dirty = '*' if run_quiet_diff(flags, []) else ''
-    staged = '+' if run_quiet_diff(flags, ['--cached']) else ''
-    untracked = '_' if has_untracked(flags) else ''
+    path = prop["path"]
+    flags = prop["flags"]
+    dirty = "*" if run_quiet_diff(flags, [], path) else ""
+    staged = "+" if run_quiet_diff(flags, ["--cached"], path) else ""
+    untracked = "_" if has_untracked(flags, path) else ""
 
     if no_colors:
-        return dirty, staged, untracked, ''
+        return dirty, staged, untracked, ""
 
-    colors = {situ: Color[name].value
-            for situ, name in get_color_encoding().items()}
-    diff_returncode = run_quiet_diff(flags, ['@{u}', '@{0}'])
+    colors = {situ: Color[name].value for situ, name in get_color_encoding().items()}
+    diff_returncode = run_quiet_diff(flags, ["@{u}", "@{0}"], path)
     has_no_remote = diff_returncode == 128
     has_no_diff = diff_returncode == 0
     if has_no_remote:
-        color = colors['no-remote']
+        color = colors["no-remote"]
     elif has_no_diff:
-        color = colors['in-sync']
+        color = colors["in-sync"]
     else:
-        common_commit = get_common_commit()
-        outdated = run_quiet_diff(flags, ['@{u}', common_commit])
+        common_commit = get_common_commit(path)
+        outdated = run_quiet_diff(flags, ["@{u}", common_commit], path)
         if outdated:
-            diverged = run_quiet_diff(flags, ['@{0}', common_commit])
-            color = colors['diverged'] if diverged else colors['remote-ahead']
+            diverged = run_quiet_diff(flags, ["@{0}", common_commit], path)
+            color = colors["diverged"] if diverged else colors["remote-ahead"]
         else:  # local is ahead of remote
-            color = colors['local-ahead']
+            color = colors["local-ahead"]
     return dirty, staged, untracked, color
 
 
 ALL_INFO_ITEMS = {
-        'branch': get_repo_status,
-        'commit_msg': get_commit_msg,
-        'commit_time': get_commit_time,
-        'path': get_path,
-        }
+    "branch": get_repo_status,
+    "commit_msg": get_commit_msg,
+    "commit_time": get_commit_time,
+    "path": get_path,
+}
diff --git a/gita/utils.py b/gita/utils.py
index 76aebce..6746d7f 100644
--- a/gita/utils.py
+++ b/gita/utils.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import csv
 import asyncio
 import platform
 import subprocess
-from functools import lru_cache, partial
+from functools import lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Dict, Coroutine, Union, Iterator, Tuple
 from collections import Counter, defaultdict
@@ -431,18 +431,14 @@ def describe(repos: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]], no_colors: bool = False) -> str:
     """
     if repos:
         name_width = len(max(repos, key=len)) + 1
-        funcs = info.get_info_funcs()
-
-        get_repo_status = info.get_repo_status
-        if get_repo_status in funcs and no_colors:
-            idx = funcs.index(get_repo_status)
-            funcs[idx] = partial(get_repo_status, no_colors=True)
+        funcs = info.get_info_funcs(no_colors=no_colors)
 
         num_threads = min(multiprocessing.cpu_count(), len(repos))
         with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=num_threads) as executor:
             for line in executor.map(
-                    lambda repo: f'{repo:<{name_width}}{" ".join(f(repos[repo]) for f in funcs)}',
-                    sorted(repos)):
+                lambda name: f'{name:<{name_width}}{" ".join(f(repos[name]) for f in funcs)}',
+                sorted(repos),
+            ):
                 yield line
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 71b23ec..f7194d6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ with open("README.md", encoding="utf-8") as f:
 setup(
     name="gita",
     packages=["gita"],
-    version="0.16.3",
+    version="0.16.3.1",
     license="MIT",
     description="Manage multiple git repos with sanity",
     long_description=long_description,

diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index b3e59ed..5236a90 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ def fullpath(fname: str):
     return str(TEST_DIR / fname)
 
 
-PATH_FNAME = fullpath('mock_path_file')
-PATH_FNAME_EMPTY = fullpath('empty_path_file')
-PATH_FNAME_CLASH = fullpath('clash_path_file')
-GROUP_FNAME = fullpath('mock_group_file')
+PATH_FNAME = fullpath("mock_path_file")
+PATH_FNAME_EMPTY = fullpath("empty_path_file")
+PATH_FNAME_CLASH = fullpath("clash_path_file")
+GROUP_FNAME = fullpath("mock_group_file")
+
 
 def async_mock():
     """
diff --git a/tests/test_info.py b/tests/test_info.py
index c234d78..0af8a47 100644
--- a/tests/test_info.py
+++ b/tests/test_info.py
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
 from gita import info
 
 
-@patch('subprocess.run')
+@patch("subprocess.run")
 def test_run_quiet_diff(mock_run):
     mock_return = MagicMock()
     mock_run.return_value = mock_return
-    got = info.run_quiet_diff(['--flags'], ['my', 'args'])
+    got = info.run_quiet_diff(["--flags"], ["my", "args"], "/a/b/c")
     mock_run.assert_called_once_with(
-        ['git', '--flags', 'diff', '--quiet', 'my', 'args'],
+        ["git", "--flags", "diff", "--quiet", "my", "args"],
         stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        cwd="/a/b/c",
     )
     assert got == mock_return.returncode
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index 0f2eeb5..a892042 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class TestLsLl:
         """
         functional test
         """
+
         # avoid modifying the local configuration
         def side_effect(input, _=None):
             return tmp_path / f"{input}.txt"
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 9679116..c39c626 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def test_describe(test_input, diff_return, expected, monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(info, "get_commit_msg", lambda *_: "msg")
     monkeypatch.setattr(info, "get_commit_time", lambda *_: "xx")
     monkeypatch.setattr(info, "has_untracked", lambda *_: True)
-    monkeypatch.setattr("os.chdir", lambda x: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(info, "get_common_commit", lambda x: "")
 
     info.get_color_encoding.cache_clear()  # avoid side effect
     assert expected == next(utils.describe(*test_input))

problem displaying repo status properly
Hello,

I have an odd problem displaying repo status properly.

I run "gita ll" several times after each other.
each run status is reported randomly for different repositories, that is, the status color changes from green to white, to back again.

This of course makes the functionality unusable, so I suspect something fundamentally wrong in my local setup, but I cant figure out what.

Any debugging help would be appreciated. Im sorry for the vagueness in the report, but its a really odd problem.

Some more info:

Python 3.10.11

The repos I try to work with are from: gitlab.com/arbetsformedlingen, a group of about 400 repos. They where initially cloned with Ghorg.

I run gita in an emacs shell buffer, but the problem is the same in a terminal.


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