diff --git a/config/hosts/yate/service.nix b/config/hosts/yate/service.nix
index bdaed23..7d74449 100644
--- a/config/hosts/yate/service.nix
+++ b/config/hosts/yate/service.nix
@@ -34,18 +34,14 @@
     wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
     requiredBy = [ "network.target" ]; 
     preStart = "echo \"\n\" >> /run/secrets/git_clone_key
-                if ! [ -d \"/var/lib/yate/.git\" ]
-                then
+                rm -rf /var/lib/yate/*
+                rm -rf /var/lib/yate/.*
                 ${pkgs.git}/bin/git init /var/lib/yate
-                ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate remote add origin forgejo@git.hamburg.ccc.de:echtnurich/yate-config.git
-                env GIT_SSH_COMMAND=\"${pkgs.openssh}/bin/ssh -i /run/secrets/git_clone_key\"  ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate pull -f --set-upstream
-                ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate checkout --track -f origin/master
-                echo \"New repo set up.\"
-                fi
-                test ${pkgs.openssh}/bin/ssh
                 ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate config --add safe.directory \"/var/lib/yate\"
+                ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate remote add origin forgejo@git.hamburg.ccc.de:echtnurich/yate-config.git
                 env GIT_SSH_COMMAND=\"${pkgs.openssh}/bin/ssh -i /run/secrets/git_clone_key\"  ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate fetch --all
-                ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate checkout -f origin/master";
+                ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate checkout --track -f origin/master";
+
     # ...
   };
 }