diff --git a/Web/lib/MJB/Web/Task/CreateBlog.pm b/Web/lib/MJB/Web/Task/CreateBlog.pm
index 667c74c..6d43131 100644
--- a/Web/lib/MJB/Web/Task/CreateBlog.pm
+++ b/Web/lib/MJB/Web/Task/CreateBlog.pm
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ sub run ( $job, $blog_id ) {
     });
 
     my $blog_root = $dir->child('blog');
+    
+    $job->system_command( [ qw( git init ) ], {
+        chdir => $blog_root->to_string, 
+    });
 
     $job->system_command( [ qw( git remote add origin ), $blog->repo->url ], {
         chdir => $blog_root->to_string,