diff --git a/src/triggers/post-compile/update-git-configs b/src/triggers/post-compile/update-git-configs
index bd7ff13..7069f6c 100755
--- a/src/triggers/post-compile/update-git-configs
+++ b/src/triggers/post-compile/update-git-configs
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ use warnings;
 my $RB = $rc{GL_REPO_BASE};
 _chdir($RB);
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# skip if arg-0 is POST_CREATE and no arg-2 (user name) exists; this means
+# it's been triggered by a *normal* (not "wild") repo creation, which in turn
+# means a POST_COMPILE should be following so there's no need to waste time
+# running this once for each new repo
+exit 0 if @ARGV and $ARGV[0] eq 'POST_CREATE' and not $ARGV[2];
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # if called from POST_CREATE, we have only a single repo to worry about
 if (@ARGV and $ARGV[0] eq 'POST_CREATE') {
diff --git a/src/triggers/post-compile/update-git-daemon-access-list b/src/triggers/post-compile/update-git-daemon-access-list
index 4585f44..cc865f1 100755
--- a/src/triggers/post-compile/update-git-daemon-access-list
+++ b/src/triggers/post-compile/update-git-daemon-access-list
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 # this is probably the *fastest* git-daemon update possible.
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# skip if arg-1 is POST_CREATE and no arg-3 (user name) exists; this means
+# it's been triggered by a *normal* (not "wild") repo creation, which in turn
+# means a POST_COMPILE should be following so there's no need to waste time
+# running this once for each new repo
+[ "$1" = "POST_CREATE" ] && [ -z "$3" ] && exit 0;
+
 EO=git-daemon-export-ok
 RB=`gitolite query-rc GL_REPO_BASE`
 export EO RB
diff --git a/src/triggers/post-compile/update-gitweb-access-list b/src/triggers/post-compile/update-gitweb-access-list
index f97061f..b7faee2 100755
--- a/src/triggers/post-compile/update-gitweb-access-list
+++ b/src/triggers/post-compile/update-gitweb-access-list
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 # whatever you want and contribute it back, as long as it is upward
 # compatible.
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# skip if arg-1 is POST_CREATE and no arg-3 (user name) exists; this means
+# it's been triggered by a *normal* (not "wild") repo creation, which in turn
+# means a POST_COMPILE should be following so there's no need to waste time
+# running this once for each new repo
+[ "$1" = "POST_CREATE" ] && [ -z "$3" ] && exit 0;
+
 plf=`gitolite query-rc GITWEB_PROJECTS_LIST`
 [ -z "$plf" ] && plf=$HOME/projects.list