diff --git a/src/mkdocs_git_revision_date_localized_plugin/util.py b/src/mkdocs_git_revision_date_localized_plugin/util.py
index f0069f0..5820595 100644
--- a/src/mkdocs_git_revision_date_localized_plugin/util.py
+++ b/src/mkdocs_git_revision_date_localized_plugin/util.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ def get_git_commit_timestamp(self, path: str, is_first_commit: bool = False) ->
                     format="%H %at",
                     n=len(self.ignored_commits) + 1,
                     no_show_signature=True,
+                    follow=follow_option,
                 ).split("\n")
 
                 # process the commits for the file in reverse-chronological order. Ignore any commit that is on the