diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index ecfc178..2f1c20c 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@ const { mob } = require("./src/git/commands");
 const { setupGitMob } = require("./src/setup-git-mob");
 const { GitExt } = require("./src/vscode-git-extension/git-ext");
 const { installPrompt } = require("./src/install-prompt");
+const { waitForRepos } = require("./src/wait-for-repos");
 
 function activate(context) {
-  if (mob.gitMobLatest() === 1) {
-    installPrompt(() => {
-      setupGitMob(context, new GitExt());
-    });
-  } else {
-    setupGitMob(context, new GitExt());
-  }
+  const gitExt = new GitExt();
+  waitForRepos(gitExt, () => {
+    if (mob.gitMobLatest() === 1) {
+      installPrompt(() => {
+        setupGitMob(context, gitExt);
+      });
+    } else {
+      setupGitMob(context, gitExt);
+    }
+  });
 }
 exports.activate = activate;
 
diff --git a/src/setup-git-mob.js b/src/setup-git-mob.js
index a94cf0e..b9959c9 100644
--- a/src/setup-git-mob.js
+++ b/src/setup-git-mob.js
@@ -21,26 +21,11 @@ const {
 const { soloAfterCommit } = require("./ext-config/solo-after-commit");
 const { searchGithubAuthors } = require("./commands/github-authors");
 
-const MAX_RETRIES = 5;
-
 function setupGitMob(context, gitExt) {
   gitExt.gitApi.onDidOpenRepository(function () {
     bootGitMob(context, gitExt);
   });
-
-  waitForRepos(gitExt, MAX_RETRIES, () => {
-    bootGitMob(context, gitExt);
-  });
-}
-
-function waitForRepos(gitExt, retries, bootFn) {
-  if (gitExt.hasRepositories) {
-    bootFn();
-  } else {
-    if (retries > 0) {
-      setTimeout(() => waitForRepos(hasRepo, retries - 1, bootFn), 1000);
-    }
-  }
+  bootGitMob(context, gitExt);
 }
 
 function bootGitMob(context, gitExt) {
diff --git a/src/wait-for-repos.js b/src/wait-for-repos.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2805b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wait-for-repos.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+function waitForRepos(gitExt, bootFn, retries = 5) {
+  if (gitExt.hasRepositories) {
+    bootFn();
+  } else {
+    if (retries > 0) {
+      setTimeout(() => waitForRepos(gitExt, bootFn, retries - 1), 1000);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+exports.waitForRepos = waitForRepos;