diff --git a/recipe/deploy/check_remote.php b/recipe/deploy/check_remote.php
index 8364b6c6d..e0b75b950 100644
--- a/recipe/deploy/check_remote.php
+++ b/recipe/deploy/check_remote.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Deployer;
 
+use Deployer\Exception\ConfigurationException;
 use Deployer\Exception\Exception;
 use Deployer\Exception\GracefulShutdownException;
 
@@ -12,8 +13,18 @@
     $repository = get('repository');
 
     // Skip if there is no current deployment to compare
-    if (!test('[ -d {{current_path}}/.git ]')) {
-        return;
+    if (get('update_code_strategy') === 'archive') {
+        if (!test('[ -f {{current_path}}/REVISION ]')) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $lastDeployedRevision = run('cat {{current_path}}/REVISION');
+    } elseif (get('update_code_strategy') === 'clone') {
+        if (!test('[ -d {{current_path}}/.git ]')) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $lastDeployedRevision = trim(run(sprintf('cd {{current_path}} && %s rev-parse HEAD', get('bin/git'))));
+    } else {
+        throw new ConfigurationException(parse("Unknown `update_code_strategy` option: {{update_code_strategy}}."));
     }
 
     // Determine the hash of the remote revision about to be deployed
@@ -41,7 +52,6 @@
 
     // Compare commit hashes. We use strpos to support short versions.
     $targetRevision = trim($targetRevision);
-    $lastDeployedRevision = run('cat {{current_path}}/REVISION');
     if ($targetRevision && strpos($lastDeployedRevision, $targetRevision) === 0) {
         throw new GracefulShutdownException("Already up-to-date.");
     }
diff --git a/recipe/deploy/release.php b/recipe/deploy/release.php
index 980677097..d6778b24f 100644
--- a/recipe/deploy/release.php
+++ b/recipe/deploy/release.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Deployer;
 
+use Deployer\Exception\ConfigurationException;
 use Deployer\Exception\Exception;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\Table;
 
@@ -70,7 +71,14 @@
 
 // Current release revision. Usually a git hash.
 set('release_revision', function () {
-    return run('cat {{release_path}}/REVISION');
+    if (get('update_code_strategy') === 'archive') {
+        return run('cat {{release_path}}/REVISION');
+    }
+    if (get('update_code_strategy') === 'clone') {
+        return trim(run(sprintf('cd {{release_path}} && %s rev-parse HEAD', get('bin/git'))));
+    }
+
+    throw new ConfigurationException(parse("Unknown `update_code_strategy` option: {{update_code_strategy}}."));
 });
 
 // Return the release path during a deployment
@@ -183,9 +191,11 @@
         if ($release === $currentRelease) {
             $status .= ' (current)';
         }
-        try {
+        if (test("[ -f releases/$release/REVISION ]")) {
             $revision = run("cat releases/$release/REVISION");
-        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+        } elseif (test("[ -d releases/$release/.git ]")) {
+            $revision = trim(run(sprintf('cd releases/%s && %s rev-parse HEAD', $release, get('bin/git'))));
+        } else {
             $revision = 'unknown';
         }
         $table[] = [
diff --git a/recipe/deploy/update_code.php b/recipe/deploy/update_code.php
index 13956780a..6d36188ac 100644
--- a/recipe/deploy/update_code.php
+++ b/recipe/deploy/update_code.php
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@
     // Copy to release_path.
     if (get('update_code_strategy') === 'archive') {
         run("$git archive $targetWithDir | tar -x -f - -C {{release_path}} 2>&1");
+        // Save git revision in REVISION file.
+        $rev = escapeshellarg(run("$git rev-list $target -1"));
+        run("echo $rev > {{release_path}}/REVISION");
     } elseif (get('update_code_strategy') === 'clone') {
         cd('{{release_path}}');
         run("$git clone -l $bare .");
@@ -117,8 +120,4 @@
     } else {
         throw new ConfigurationException(parse("Unknown `update_code_strategy` option: {{update_code_strategy}}."));
     }
-
-    // Save git revision in REVISION file.
-    $rev = escapeshellarg(run("$git rev-list $target -1"));
-    run("echo $rev > {{release_path}}/REVISION");
 });