diff --git a/bin/yait b/bin/yait
index e450087..59a0048 100755
--- a/bin/yait
+++ b/bin/yait
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 scriptversion="0.0.1"
 
 #
-# 
-# Copyright (C) 2025-2026 fSD
-# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# Copyright (C) 2025-2026 fSD THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 # AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
@@ -424,6 +422,10 @@ EOF
 		*) c ;;
 	esac
 
+	if ! [ -z "$r" ]; then
+		git init -q || echo "$me: could not initilzie git repository" >&2
+	fi
+
 	say "made $name at $(realpath "$name")"
 	cd ..
 }