diff --git a/awslimitchecker/tests/test_versioncheck.py b/awslimitchecker/tests/test_versioncheck.py
index 4e3dc294..cdd5f7c3 100644
--- a/awslimitchecker/tests/test_versioncheck.py
+++ b/awslimitchecker/tests/test_versioncheck.py
@@ -900,6 +900,42 @@ def test_find_package_version_no_debug(self):
         ]
         assert mock_is_git.mock_calls == [call()]
 
+    def test_is_git_clone_true(self):
+        foo_path = '/foo/bar/awslimitchecker/awslimitchecker/versioncheck.pyc'
+
+        with patch.multiple(
+                '%s.os.path' % self.mpb,
+                abspath=DEFAULT,
+                exists=DEFAULT,
+        ) as mocks:
+            mocks['abspath'].return_value = foo_path
+            mocks['exists'].return_value = True
+            cls = AGPLVersionChecker()
+            res = cls._is_git_clone
+        assert res is True
+        assert mocks['abspath'].call_count == 1
+        assert mocks['exists'].mock_calls == [
+            call('/foo/bar/awslimitchecker/.git')
+        ]
+
+    def test_is_git_clone_false(self):
+        foo_path = '/foo/bar/awslimitchecker/awslimitchecker/versioncheck.pyc'
+
+        with patch.multiple(
+                '%s.os.path' % self.mpb,
+                abspath=DEFAULT,
+                exists=DEFAULT,
+        ) as mocks:
+            mocks['abspath'].return_value = foo_path
+            mocks['exists'].return_value = False
+            cls = AGPLVersionChecker()
+            res = cls._is_git_clone
+        assert res is False
+        assert mocks['abspath'].call_count == 1
+        assert mocks['exists'].mock_calls == [
+            call('/foo/bar/awslimitchecker/.git')
+        ]
+
 
 class Test_VersionCheck_Funcs(object):
     """
diff --git a/awslimitchecker/versioncheck.py b/awslimitchecker/versioncheck.py
index f242d5c9..4d920f0f 100644
--- a/awslimitchecker/versioncheck.py
+++ b/awslimitchecker/versioncheck.py
@@ -146,7 +146,14 @@ def _is_git_clone(self):
         :rtype: bool
         :returns: True if installed via git, False otherwise
         """
-        return True
+        distpath = os.path.normpath(
+            os.path.join(
+                os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
+                '../'
+            )
+        )
+        gitpath = os.path.join(distpath, '.git')
+        return os.path.exists(gitpath)
 
     def _find_pkg_info(self):
         """