diff --git a/src/taskgraph/config.py b/src/taskgraph/config.py
index 41954b9d1..c5ae48375 100644
--- a/src/taskgraph/config.py
+++ b/src/taskgraph/config.py
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict
 
 from voluptuous import ALLOW_EXTRA, All, Any, Extra, Length, Optional, Required
 
-from .util import path
 from .util.caches import CACHES
 from .util.python_path import find_object
 from .util.schema import Schema, optionally_keyed_by, validate_schema
+from .util.vcs import get_repository
 from .util.yaml import load_yaml
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -151,11 +152,10 @@ def register(self):
 
     @property
     def vcs_root(self):
-        if path.split(self.root_dir)[-1:] != ["taskcluster"]:
-            raise Exception(
-                "Not guessing path to vcs root. Graph config in non-standard location."
-            )
-        return os.path.dirname(self.root_dir)
+        repo = get_repository(os.getcwd())
+        path = Path(repo.path)
+
+        return path
 
     @property
     def taskcluster_yml(self):
diff --git a/src/taskgraph/parameters.py b/src/taskgraph/parameters.py
index 1f8f640ae..d88a155b7 100644
--- a/src/taskgraph/parameters.py
+++ b/src/taskgraph/parameters.py
@@ -363,10 +363,7 @@ def load_parameters_file(
 
 def parameters_loader(spec, strict=True, overrides=None):
     def get_parameters(graph_config):
-        try:
-            repo_root = graph_config.vcs_root
-        except Exception:
-            repo_root = None
+        repo_root = graph_config.vcs_root
 
         parameters = load_parameters_file(
             spec,
diff --git a/test/test_config.py b/test/test_config.py
index 84e459f85..cbde9b3ff 100644
--- a/test/test_config.py
+++ b/test/test_config.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 import os.path
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -30,3 +32,19 @@ def test_graph_config_basic():
 
     with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         graph_config["baz"] = 2
+
+
+def test_vcs_root_with_non_standard_dir():
+    """Test that  property uses vcs_root correctly with a non standard path"""
+
+    path_repo = "/path/to/repo"
+    mock_repo = Mock()
+    mock_repo.path = path_repo
+
+    with patch("taskgraph.config.get_repository", return_value=mock_repo):
+        graph_config = GraphConfig({"foo": "bar"}, "root/data")
+        vcs_root = graph_config.vcs_root
+
+        expected_path = Path("/path/to/repo")
+
+        assert vcs_root == expected_path