diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 95e6e525..a231c819 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = ansible-deployer
-version = 0.0.44
+version = 0.0.45
 description = Wrapper around ansible-playbook allowing configurable tasks and permissions
 long_description = file: README.md
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown; charset=UTF-8
diff --git a/source/modules/validators/validate.py b/source/modules/validators/validate.py
index 574a5b7c..075929e4 100644
--- a/source/modules/validators/validate.py
+++ b/source/modules/validators/validate.py
@@ -161,8 +161,9 @@ def validate_commit(self, options: dict, config: dict):
                     for elem in item["allowed_for"]:
                         available_commits = elem.get("commit", [])
                         for commit in available_commits:
-                            if re.fullmatch(commit, options["commit"]):
-                                commit_id = commit
+                            commit_id = re.fullmatch(commit, options["commit"])
+                            if commit_id:
+                                commit_id = commit_id.group()
                                 self.logger.debug("Using commit: %s .", commit_id)
                                 break
                         else: