diff --git a/apps/app-runner/main.go b/apps/app-runner/main.go
index b9acaa6..96a647e 100644
--- a/apps/app-runner/main.go
+++ b/apps/app-runner/main.go
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@
 	Env  []string `json:"env"`
 }
 
-func CloneRepositoryBranch(addr, branch, rootDir string, signer ssh.Signer, path string) (string, error) {
+type Commit struct {
+	Hash    string `json:"hash"`
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+}
+
+func CloneRepositoryBranch(addr, branch, rootDir string, signer ssh.Signer, path string) (*Commit, error) {
 	ref := fmt.Sprintf("refs/heads/%s", branch)
 	opts := &git.CloneOptions{
 		URL:             addr,
@@ -59,15 +64,22 @@
 			},
 		}
 	}
-	c, err := git.Clone(memory.NewStorage(), osfs.New(path, osfs.WithBoundOS()), opts)
+	repo, err := git.Clone(memory.NewStorage(), osfs.New(path, osfs.WithBoundOS()), opts)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	head, err := c.Head()
+	head, err := repo.Head()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return head.Hash().String(), nil
+	commit, err := repo.CommitObject(head.Hash())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &Commit{
+		Hash:    head.Hash().String(),
+		Message: commit.Message,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/apps/app-runner/server.go b/apps/app-runner/server.go
index 1661731..4174ece 100644
--- a/apps/app-runner/server.go
+++ b/apps/app-runner/server.go
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 }
 
 type Status struct {
-	RepoOK   bool            `json:"repoOK"`
-	Commit   string          `json:"commit"`
+	Commit   *Commit         `json:"commit"`
 	Commands []CommandStatus `json:"commands"`
 }
 
@@ -122,12 +121,11 @@
 	commit, err := CloneRepositoryBranch(s.repoAddr, s.branch, s.rootDir, s.signer, newDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.status = &Status{
-			RepoOK: false,
+			Commit: nil,
 		}
 		return err
 	}
 	s.status = &Status{
-		RepoOK:   true,
 		Commit:   commit,
 		Commands: []CommandStatus{},
 	}