diff --git a/gitea.py b/gitea.py
index 21232c8..1a1cce3 100644
--- a/gitea.py
+++ b/gitea.py
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ def write_when_new(doit, filename, content):
 
 
 def change_to_gitea(doit, *repos):
+    if not repos:
+        repos = GITEA_REPOS
     dirty = False
     cwd = os.getcwd()
     try:
@@ -103,4 +105,5 @@ def change_to_gitea(doit, *repos):
     return dirty
 
 
-change_to_gitea(False, *GITEA_REPOS)
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    change_to_gitea(False)
diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index af3c0e2..9d53c45 100755
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -596,10 +596,12 @@ def handle_config():
         displaycfg = config.get('DISPLAY')
         if displaycfg and display_update(displaycfg):
              to_start['display'] = 'restart'
+        if change_to_gitea(doit):
+            show.dirty = True
     except Exception as e:
         print('ERROR: can not handle %s %s: %r' % (box.hostname, ifname, e))
         raise
-        return False
+        # return False
 
     reload_systemd = False
     for service, service_func in SERVICES.items():