diff --git a/conf/example.gitolite.rc b/conf/example.gitolite.rc
index 78df455..b3b3361 100644
--- a/conf/example.gitolite.rc
+++ b/conf/example.gitolite.rc
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ $PERSONAL="";
 # works), leave this setting as is.  Otherwise, choose one of the
 # alternatives, or write your own
 
-$GIT_PATH=""
-# $GIT_PATH="/opt/bin/"
+$GIT_PATH="";
+# $GIT_PATH="/opt/bin/";
 
 # --------------------------------------
 # per perl rules, this should be the last line in such a file:
diff --git a/src/00-easy-install.sh b/src/00-easy-install.sh
index a9f5ecf..a9d8700 100755
--- a/src/00-easy-install.sh
+++ b/src/00-easy-install.sh
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ then
     sort < conf/example.gitolite.rc | perl -ne 'print "$1\n" if /^(\$\w+) *=/' > glrc.new
     if diff -u glrc.old glrc.new
     then
+        ${VISUAL:-${EDITOR:-vi}} .gitolite.rc
+    else
         prompt "    looks like you're upgrading!  I'm going to run your editor
         with *both* the old and the new files (in that order), so you can add
         in the lines pertaining to the variables shown with a '+' sign in the
@@ -253,8 +255,6 @@ then
         [It's upto you to figure out how your editor handles 2 filename
         arguments, switch between them, copy lines, etc ;-)]"
         ${VISUAL:-${EDITOR:-vi}} .gitolite.rc conf/example.gitolite.rc
-    else
-        ${VISUAL:-${EDITOR:-vi}} .gitolite.rc
     fi
 else
     cp conf/example.gitolite.rc .gitolite.rc