diff --git a/git_helpers b/git_helpers
index 1dbf1b7..99f2495 100755
--- a/git_helpers
+++ b/git_helpers
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ clone_customer_repository () {
                     # a "git pull" will automatically fetched files in the
                     # corresponding sytem-folders.
                     if cd ${CUSTOMER_ID_BASE_DIR}; then
-                        # local res=$(exec_git_command git --git-dir=.git --work-tree=/ init)
+                        # configure hooks directory
+                        exec_git_command git config core.hooksPath .githooks
                         exec_git_command git checkout "$LOCAL_BRANCH"
                         if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
                             log_debug "$func:${LINENO} checked out local branch $LOCAL_BRANCH"
@@ -102,19 +103,13 @@ clone_customer_repository () {
                                     exec_git_command git reset --hard "$LOCAL_BRANCH"
                        	            if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
                             	    	log_debug "$func:${LINENO} reset --hard $LOCAL_BRANCH"
-                                        # re-initialized. copy post-merge (a hook called
-                                        # when 'git pull' is executed and changed data
-                                        # are received).
-                            	        if cp ".githooks/post-merge" ".git/hooks"; then
-                                            log_debug "$func:${LINENO} copied post-merge to .git/hooks"
-                                            CLONE_CUSTOMER_REPOSITORY=true
-                                            log_debug "$func:${LINENO} re-init of ${1} done"
-                                            cd_home; return 0
-                                        fi
-			            fi
-		    	        fi
+                                        CLONE_CUSTOMER_REPOSITORY=true
+                                        log_debug "$func:${LINENO} re-init of ${1} done"
+                                        cd_home; return 0
+			                        fi
+		    	                fi
                             fi
-		        fi
+		                fi
                     fi
                 fi
                 cd_home; return 1