diff --git a/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs b/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
index 827e670a..d4304281 100644
--- a/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
@@ -744,7 +744,6 @@ impl Daemon {
             dataflow_descriptor,
             clock: self.clock.clone(),
             uv,
-            repos_in_use: &mut self.repos_in_use,
         };
 
         // spawn nodes and set up subscriptions
@@ -768,7 +767,12 @@ impl Daemon {
                     .log(LogLevel::Info, Some("daemon".into()), "spawning")
                     .await;
                 match spawner
-                    .spawn_node(node, node_stderr_most_recent, &mut logger)
+                    .spawn_node(
+                        node,
+                        node_stderr_most_recent,
+                        &mut logger,
+                        &mut self.repos_in_use,
+                    )
                     .await
                     .wrap_err_with(|| format!("failed to spawn node `{node_id}`"))
                 {
diff --git a/binaries/daemon/src/spawn.rs b/binaries/daemon/src/spawn.rs
index f2100681..a44b3fdc 100644
--- a/binaries/daemon/src/spawn.rs
+++ b/binaries/daemon/src/spawn.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ use tokio::{
 use tracing::error;
 use url::Url;
 
-pub struct Spawner<'a> {
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Spawner {
     pub dataflow_id: DataflowId,
     pub working_dir: PathBuf,
     pub daemon_tx: mpsc::Sender<Timestamped<Event>>,
@@ -53,15 +54,15 @@ pub struct Spawner<'a> {
     /// clock is required for generating timestamps when dropping messages early because queue is full
     pub clock: Arc<HLC>,
     pub uv: bool,
-    pub repos_in_use: &'a mut BTreeMap<PathBuf, BTreeSet<DataflowId>>,
 }
 
-impl Spawner<'_> {
+impl Spawner {
     pub async fn spawn_node(
         &mut self,
         node: ResolvedNode,
         node_stderr_most_recent: Arc<ArrayQueue<String>>,
         logger: &mut NodeLogger<'_>,
+        repos_in_use: &mut BTreeMap<PathBuf, BTreeSet<DataflowId>>,
     ) -> eyre::Result<RunningNode> {
         let dataflow_id = self.dataflow_id;
         let node_id = node.id.clone();
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ impl Spawner<'_> {
                             .await?
                     }
                     dora_message::descriptor::NodeSource::GitBranch { repo, rev } => {
-                        self.spawn_git_node(&n, repo, rev, logger, &node.env)
+                        self.spawn_git_node(&n, repo, rev, logger, &node.env, repos_in_use)
                             .await?
                     }
                 };
@@ -518,6 +519,7 @@ impl Spawner<'_> {
         rev: &Option<GitRepoRev>,
         logger: &mut NodeLogger<'_>,
         node_env: &Option<BTreeMap<String, EnvValue>>,
+        repos_in_use: &mut BTreeMap<PathBuf, BTreeSet<DataflowId>>,
     ) -> Result<Option<tokio::process::Command>, eyre::Error> {
         let dataflow_id = self.dataflow_id;
         let repo_url = Url::parse(repo_addr).context("failed to parse git repository URL")?;
@@ -546,7 +548,8 @@ impl Spawner<'_> {
             }
         };
         let clone_dir = if clone_dir_base.exists() {
-            let used_by_other_dataflow = self.used_by_other_dataflow(dataflow_id, &clone_dir_base);
+            let used_by_other_dataflow =
+                self.used_by_other_dataflow(dataflow_id, &clone_dir_base, repos_in_use);
             if used_by_other_dataflow {
                 // don't reuse, choose new directory
                 // (TODO reuse if still up to date)
@@ -555,7 +558,9 @@ impl Spawner<'_> {
                 let mut i = 1;
                 loop {
                     let new_path = clone_dir_base.with_file_name(format!("{dir_name}-{i}"));
-                    if new_path.exists() && self.used_by_other_dataflow(dataflow_id, &new_path) {
+                    if new_path.exists()
+                        && self.used_by_other_dataflow(dataflow_id, &new_path, repos_in_use)
+                    {
                         i += 1;
                     } else {
                         break new_path;
@@ -571,13 +576,13 @@ impl Spawner<'_> {
 
         if clone_dir.exists() {
             let empty = BTreeSet::new();
-            let in_use = self.repos_in_use.get(&clone_dir).unwrap_or(&empty);
+            let in_use = repos_in_use.get(&clone_dir).unwrap_or(&empty);
             let used_by_other_dataflow = in_use.iter().any(|&id| id != dataflow_id);
             if used_by_other_dataflow {
                 // TODO allow if still up to date
                 eyre::bail!("clone_dir is already in use by other dataflow")
             } else {
-                self.repos_in_use
+                repos_in_use
                     .entry(clone_dir.clone())
                     .or_default()
                     .insert(dataflow_id);
@@ -594,7 +599,7 @@ impl Spawner<'_> {
                 checkout_tree(&repository, refname)?;
             }
         } else {
-            self.repos_in_use
+            repos_in_use
                 .entry(clone_dir.clone())
                 .or_default()
                 .insert(dataflow_id);
@@ -636,9 +641,10 @@ impl Spawner<'_> {
         &mut self,
         dataflow_id: uuid::Uuid,
         clone_dir_base: &PathBuf,
+        repos_in_use: &mut BTreeMap<PathBuf, BTreeSet<DataflowId>>,
     ) -> bool {
         let empty = BTreeSet::new();
-        let in_use = self.repos_in_use.get(clone_dir_base).unwrap_or(&empty);
+        let in_use = repos_in_use.get(clone_dir_base).unwrap_or(&empty);
         let used_by_other_dataflow = in_use.iter().any(|&id| id != dataflow_id);
         used_by_other_dataflow
     }