diff --git a/imap-send.c b/imap-send.c
index 1ec1310..89a1532 100644
--- a/imap-send.c
+++ b/imap-send.c
@@ -1296,6 +1296,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* init the random number generator */
 	arc4_init();
 
+	setup_git_directory_gently( NULL );
 	git_config(git_imap_config, NULL);
 
 	if (!imap_folder) {