diff --git a/githooks/cmd/installer/installer.go b/githooks/cmd/installer/installer.go
index 5379f857..9400eecd 100644
--- a/githooks/cmd/installer/installer.go
+++ b/githooks/cmd/installer/installer.go
@@ -848,14 +848,20 @@ func setupHookTemplates(
 	if len(maintainedHooks) == 0 {
 		maintainedHooks, err = hooks.GetMaintainedHooks(gitx, git.GlobalScope)
 		log.AssertNoError(err, "Could not get config.")
+	} else {
+		// Set maintained hooks in global settings, such that
+		// local repository Githooks installs are in alignment
+		// to the setup template directory.
+		err = hooks.SetMaintainedHooks(gitx, maintainedHooks, git.GlobalScope)
+		log.AssertNoError(err, "Could not set git config.")
+
+		maintainedHooks, err = hooks.UnwrapHookNames(maintainedHooks)
+		log.AssertNoErrorPanic(err, "Could not build maintained hook list.")
 	}
 
-	allHooks, err := hooks.UnwrapHookNames(maintainedHooks)
-	log.AssertNoErrorPanic(err, "Could not build maintained hook list.")
-
 	nLFSHooks, err := hooks.InstallRunWrappers(
 		hookTemplateDir,
-		allHooks,
+		maintainedHooks,
 		func(dest string) {
 			log.InfoF(" %s '%s'", cm.ListItemLiteral, path.Base(dest))
 		},
@@ -866,17 +872,12 @@ func setupHookTemplates(
 
 	if nLFSHooks != 0 {
 		log.InfoF("Installed '%v' Githooks run-wrappers and '%v' missing LFS hooks into '%s'.",
-			len(allHooks), nLFSHooks, hookTemplateDir)
+			len(maintainedHooks), nLFSHooks, hookTemplateDir)
 	} else {
 		log.InfoF("Installed '%v' Githooks run-wrappers into '%s'.",
-			len(allHooks), hookTemplateDir)
+			len(maintainedHooks), hookTemplateDir)
 	}
 
-	// Set maintained hooks in global settings, such that
-	// local repository Githooks installs are in alignment
-	// to the setup template directory.
-	err = hooks.SetMaintainedHooks(gitx, maintainedHooks, git.GlobalScope)
-	log.AssertNoError(err, "Could not set git config.")
 }
 
 func installBinaries(