diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 428f66b..aad52a1 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ echo -n $techname | LC_ALL=C grep -q '[A-Za-z0-9]$' || { echo 'Technical name mu
 echo "Project name: $name"
 echo "Internal name: $techname"
 
+if ! [ -e .git ]; then
+	alias git='echo skipping:'
+fi
+
 # detach from the skeleton repository
 # oldurl="$(git remote -v get-url origin)"
 git remote remove origin