diff --git a/Iceberg-Metacello-Integration.package/IceGitLocalRepositoryType.class/instance/mcRepository.st b/Iceberg-Metacello-Integration.package/IceGitLocalRepositoryType.class/instance/mcRepository.st
index e7ff9d2b3c..77e41dd6fe 100644
--- a/Iceberg-Metacello-Integration.package/IceGitLocalRepositoryType.class/instance/mcRepository.st
+++ b/Iceberg-Metacello-Integration.package/IceGitLocalRepositoryType.class/instance/mcRepository.st
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ mcRepository
 			(IceRepositoryCreator new 
 				location: tuple first;
 				subdirectory: tuple second;
+				ensureProjectFile;
 				createRepository)
 				register ].