diff --git a/src/gl-easy-install b/src/gl-easy-install
index c577307..cf3a859 100755
--- a/src/gl-easy-install
+++ b/src/gl-easy-install
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ setup_pta() {
     # Substitute $GL_ADMINDIR and $REPO_BASE appropriately.  Note there is no
     # space around the "=" in the second and third lines.
 
+    git ls-remote gitolite:gitolite-admin
     echo "cd $REPO_BASE/gitolite-admin.git
 GIT_WORK_TREE=$GL_ADMINDIR git add conf/gitolite.conf keydir
 GIT_WORK_TREE=$GL_ADMINDIR git diff --cached --quiet || GIT_WORK_TREE=$GL_ADMINDIR git commit -am start