diff --git a/gitea.py b/gitea.py
index 1a1cce3..731e347 100644
--- a/gitea.py
+++ b/gitea.py
@@ -80,24 +80,24 @@ def change_to_gitea(doit, *repos):
                 dirty = True
             if write_when_new(doit, '.git/hooks/pre-commit', PRE_COMMIT_HOOK):
                 dirty = True
-            if doit:
-                dothis = False
-                try:
-                    if parser.get('credential', 'helper') != str(gitdir / hooks / 'get_gitea_token'):
-                        dothis = True
-                        print('need to change gitea credential helper')
-                except Exception:
+            dothis = False
+            try:
+                if parser.get('credential', 'helper') != str(gitdir / hooks / 'get_gitea_token'):
                     dothis = True
-                    print('missing gitea credential helper')
-                try:
-                    if parser.get('remote "origin"', 'url') != GITEA_URL % repo:
-                        dothis = True
-                        print('need to change remote url')
-                except Exception:
+                    print('need to change gitea credential helper')
+            except Exception as e:
+                dothis = True
+                print('missing gitea credential helper', e)
+            try:
+                if parser.get('remote "origin"', 'url') != GITEA_URL % repo:
                     dothis = True
-                    print('missing remote url')
-                if dothis:
-                    dirty = True
+                    print('need to change remote url')
+            except Exception:
+                dothis = True
+                print('missing remote url')
+            if dothis:
+                dirty = True
+                if doit:
                     os.system(f'git config credential.helper "{os.getcwd()}/.git/hooks/get_gitea_token"')
                     os.system(f'git remote set-url origin {GITEA_URL}')
     finally:
diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index 9d53c45..27c4ead 100755
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 from ipaddress import IPv4Interface
 from os.path import getmtime
+from gitea import change_to_gitea
 
 
 def exit():