diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/git_import.py b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/git_import.py
index a3391665fd..547235f724 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/git_import.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/git_import.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from xmodule.modulestore import Location
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-GIT_REPO_DIR = getattr(settings, 'GIT_REPO_DIR', '/opt/edx/course_repos')
+GIT_REPO_DIR = getattr(settings, 'GIT_REPO_DIR', '/edx/var/app/edxapp/course_repos')
 GIT_IMPORT_STATIC = getattr(settings, 'GIT_IMPORT_STATIC', True)
 
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/sysadmin.py b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/sysadmin.py
index c036dc2c0e..2a7032649f 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/sysadmin.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/sysadmin.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from django.views.decorators.http import condition
 from django_future.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 from edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
 import mongoengine
+from path import path
 
 from courseware.courses import get_course_by_id
 import dashboard.git_import as git_import
@@ -333,8 +334,12 @@ class Courses(SysadminDashboardView):
         cmd = ''
         gdir = settings.DATA_DIR / cdir
         info = ['', '', '']
-        if not os.path.exists(gdir):
-            return info
+
+        # Try the data dir, then try to find it in the git import dir
+        if not gdir.exists():
+            gdir = path(git_import.GIT_REPO_DIR) / cdir
+            if not gdir.exists():
+                return info
 
         cmd = ['git', 'log', '-1',
                '--format=format:{ "commit": "%H", "author": "%an %ae", "date": "%ad"}', ]
@@ -348,7 +353,7 @@ class Courses(SysadminDashboardView):
 
         return info
 
-    def get_course_from_git(self, gitloc, branch, datatable):
+    def get_course_from_git(self, gitloc, branch):
         """This downloads and runs the checks for importing a course in git"""
 
         if not (gitloc.endswith('.git') or gitloc.startswith('http:') or
@@ -359,7 +364,7 @@ class Courses(SysadminDashboardView):
         if self.is_using_mongo:
             return self.import_mongo_course(gitloc, branch)
 
-        return self.import_xml_course(gitloc, branch, datatable)
+        return self.import_xml_course(gitloc, branch)
 
     def import_mongo_course(self, gitloc, branch):
         """
@@ -411,7 +416,7 @@ class Courses(SysadminDashboardView):
         msg += "<pre>{0}</pre>".format(escape(ret))
         return msg
 
-    def import_xml_course(self, gitloc, branch, datatable):
+    def import_xml_course(self, gitloc, branch):
         """Imports a git course into the XMLModuleStore"""
 
         msg = u''
@@ -478,8 +483,7 @@ class Courses(SysadminDashboardView):
                     msg += u'<li><pre>{0}: {1}</pre></li>'.format(escape(summary),
                                                                   escape(err))
                 msg += u'</ul>'
-            datatable['data'].append([course.display_name, cdir]
-                                     + self.git_info_for_course(cdir))
+
         return msg
 
     def make_datatable(self):
@@ -491,7 +495,7 @@ class Courses(SysadminDashboardView):
         for (cdir, course) in courses.items():
             gdir = cdir
             if '/' in cdir:
-                gdir = cdir.rsplit('/', 1)[1]
+                gdir = cdir.split('/')[1]
             data.append([course.display_name, cdir]
                         + self.git_info_for_course(gdir))
 
@@ -530,8 +534,7 @@ class Courses(SysadminDashboardView):
         if action == 'add_course':
             gitloc = request.POST.get('repo_location', '').strip().replace(' ', '').replace(';', '')
             branch = request.POST.get('repo_branch', '').strip().replace(' ', '').replace(';', '')
-            datatable = self.make_datatable()
-            self.msg += self.get_course_from_git(gitloc, branch, datatable)
+            self.msg += self.get_course_from_git(gitloc, branch)
 
         elif action == 'del_course':
             course_id = request.POST.get('course_id', '').strip()
@@ -575,10 +578,9 @@ class Courses(SysadminDashboardView):
                 self.msg += \
                     u"<font color='red'>{0} {1} = {2} ({3})</font>".format(
                         _('Deleted'), loc, course.id, course.display_name)
-            datatable = self.make_datatable()
 
         context = {
-            'datatable': datatable,
+            'datatable': self.make_datatable(),
             'msg': self.msg,
             'djangopid': os.getpid(),
             'modeflag': {'courses': 'active-section'},
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/tests/test_sysadmin.py b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/tests/test_sysadmin.py
index ca10f7d7e6..0edab3668d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/tests/test_sysadmin.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/dashboard/tests/test_sysadmin.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Provide tests for sysadmin dashboard feature in sysadmin.py
 
 import glob
 import os
+import re
 import shutil
 import unittest
 
@@ -454,6 +455,31 @@ class TestSysAdminMongoCourseImport(SysadminBaseTestCase):
         course = def_ms.get_course('MITx/edx4edx/edx4edx')
         self.assertIsNone(course)
 
+    def test_course_info(self):
+        """
+        Check to make sure we are getting git info for courses
+        """
+        # Regex of first 3 columns of course information table row for
+        # test course loaded from git. Would not have sha1 if
+        # git_info_for_course failed.
+        table_re = re.compile(r"""
+            <tr>\s+
+            <td>edX\sAuthor\sCourse</td>\s+  # expected test git course name
+            <td>MITx/edx4edx/edx4edx</td>\s+  # expected test git course_id
+            <td>[a-fA-F\d]{40}</td>  # git sha1 hash
+        """, re.VERBOSE)
+
+        self._setstaff_login()
+        self._mkdir(getattr(settings, 'GIT_REPO_DIR'))
+
+        # Make sure we don't have any git hashes on the page
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('sysadmin_courses'))
+        self.assertNotRegexpMatches(response.content, table_re)
+
+        # Now add the course and make sure it does match
+        response = self._add_edx4edx()
+        self.assertRegexpMatches(response.content, table_re)
+
     def test_gitlogs(self):
         """
         Create a log entry and make sure it exists