diff --git a/urmoms.c b/urmoms.c
@@ -557,7 +557,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
git_libgit2_init();
- if ((status = git_repository_open(&repo, repodir)) < 0) {
+ if ((status = git_repository_open_ext(&repo, repodir,
+ GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_NO_SEARCH, NULL)) < 0) {
e = giterr_last();
fprintf(stderr, "error %d/%d: %s\n", status, e->klass, e->message);
return status;