diff --git a/pkg/gitparse/gitparse.go b/pkg/gitparse/gitparse.go
index caa8066a3..aa22a9212 100644
--- a/pkg/gitparse/gitparse.go
+++ b/pkg/gitparse/gitparse.go
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ func (c1 *Commit) Equal(c2 *Commit) bool {
 }
 
 // RepoPath parses the output of the `git log` command for the `source` path.
-func RepoPath(ctx context.Context, source string, head string) (chan Commit, error) {
-	args := []string{"-C", source, "log", "-p", "-U5", "--full-history", "--diff-filter=AM", "--date=format:%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y %z"}
+func RepoPath(ctx context.Context, source string, head string, abbreviatedLog bool) (chan Commit, error) {
+	args := []string{"-C", source, "log", "-p", "-U5", "--full-history", "--date=format:%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y %z"}
+	if abbreviatedLog {
+		args = append(args, "--diff-filter=AM")
+	}
 	if head != "" {
 		args = append(args, head)
 	} else {
diff --git a/pkg/sources/git/git.go b/pkg/sources/git/git.go
index 1bdc3e12a..f2f580351 100644
--- a/pkg/sources/git/git.go
+++ b/pkg/sources/git/git.go
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func (s *Git) ScanCommits(ctx context.Context, repo *git.Repository, path string
 		return err
 	}
 
-	commitChan, err := gitparse.RepoPath(ctx, path, scanOptions.HeadHash)
+	commitChan, err := gitparse.RepoPath(ctx, path, scanOptions.HeadHash, scanOptions.BaseHash == "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}