diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 012d95c..73deb48 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -368,10 +368,12 @@ install_dotfiles() {
 }
 
 install_main() {
-  test -d "${BASEDIR}/.git" && command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
-    git -C "${BASEDIR}" pull --ff-only
-  test "$MINIMAL" = 1 || ( command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
-    git -C "${BASEDIR}" submodule update --init --recursive )
+  if test -d "${BASEDIR}/.git" ; then
+    command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
+      git -C "${BASEDIR}" pull --ff-only
+    test "$MINIMAL" = 1 || ( command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
+      git -C "${BASEDIR}" submodule update --init --recursive )
+  fi
   test "$MINIMAL" = 1 || prerequisites
   test "$INSTALL_PKGS" = 1 && is_deb_system && install_apt_pkgs
   install_dotfiles