diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/mod/get.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/mod/get.go
index bcc48d15..08ae1efa 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/mod/get.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/cmd/mod/get.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"go.dagger.io/dagger/cmd/dagger/cmd/common"
 	"go.dagger.io/dagger/cmd/dagger/logger"
 	"go.dagger.io/dagger/mod"
+	"go.dagger.io/dagger/pkg"
+	"go.dagger.io/dagger/state"
 	"go.dagger.io/dagger/telemetry"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +27,15 @@ var getCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		lg := logger.New()
 		ctx := lg.WithContext(cmd.Context())
 
+		var err error
+
 		project := common.CurrentProject(ctx)
+		cueModPath := pkg.GetCueModParent()
+		// err = pkg.CueModInit(ctx, cueModPath)
+		_, err = state.Init(ctx, cueModPath)
+		if err != nil && err != state.ErrAlreadyInit {
+			lg.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to initialize cue.mod")
+		}
 		doneCh := common.TrackProjectCommand(ctx, cmd, project, nil, &telemetry.Property{
 			Name:  "packages",
 			Value: args,
@@ -34,16 +44,16 @@ var getCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		var update = viper.GetBool("update")
 
 		var processedRequires []*mod.Require
-		var err error
+
 		if update && len(args) == 0 {
 			lg.Info().Msg("updating all installed packages...")
-			processedRequires, err = mod.UpdateInstalled(ctx, project.Path)
+			processedRequires, err = mod.UpdateInstalled(ctx, cueModPath)
 		} else if update && len(args) > 0 {
 			lg.Info().Msg("updating specified packages...")
-			processedRequires, err = mod.UpdateAll(ctx, project.Path, args)
+			processedRequires, err = mod.UpdateAll(ctx, cueModPath, args)
 		} else if !update && len(args) > 0 {
 			lg.Info().Msg("installing specified packages...")
-			processedRequires, err = mod.InstallAll(ctx, project.Path, args)
+			processedRequires, err = mod.InstallAll(ctx, cueModPath, args)
 		} else {
 			lg.Fatal().Msg("unrecognized update/install operation")
 		}
diff --git a/mod/repo.go b/mod/repo.go
index efc894d3..c12f9f8e 100644
--- a/mod/repo.go
+++ b/mod/repo.go
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ func (r *repo) checkout(ctx context.Context, version string) error {
 	}
 
 	err = w.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
-		Hash: *h,
+		Hash:  *h,
+		Force: true,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/pkg.go b/pkg/pkg.go
index c3dd2330..d4d96d0d 100644
--- a/pkg/pkg.go
+++ b/pkg/pkg.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var (
 
 func Vendor(ctx context.Context, p string) error {
 	if p == "" {
-		p = getCueModParent()
+		p = GetCueModParent()
 	}
 
 	cuePkgDir := path.Join(p, "cue.mod", "pkg")
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ func extractModules(dest string) error {
 	})
 }
 
-// getCueModParent traverses the directory tree up through ancestors looking for a cue.mod folder
-func getCueModParent() string {
+// GetCueModParent traverses the directory tree up through ancestors looking for a cue.mod folder
+func GetCueModParent() string {
 	cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
 	parentDir := cwd