diff --git a/__tests__/lib/createGHA.test.ts b/__tests__/lib/createGHA.test.ts
index be018d6d9..ca931c98c 100644
--- a/__tests__/lib/createGHA.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/lib/createGHA.test.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ describe('#createGHA', () => {
         return expect(createGHA('success!', cmd, command.args, opts)).resolves.toBe('success!');
       });
 
+      it('should not run if a repo with no remote', () => {
+        git.remote = getGitRemoteMock('', '', '');
+
+        return expect(createGHA('success!', cmd, command.args, opts)).resolves.toBe('success!');
+      });
+
       it('should not run if user previously declined to set up GHA for current directory + pkg version', async () => {
         const repoRoot = process.cwd();
 
@@ -209,7 +215,6 @@ describe('#createGHA', () => {
 
         return expect(getGitData()).resolves.toStrictEqual({
           containsGitHubRemote: true,
-          containsNonGitHubRemote: false,
           defaultBranch: 'main',
           isRepo: true,
           repoRoot,
@@ -223,7 +228,6 @@ describe('#createGHA', () => {
 
         return expect(getGitData()).resolves.toStrictEqual({
           containsGitHubRemote: true,
-          containsNonGitHubRemote: false,
           defaultBranch: 'main',
           isRepo: true,
           repoRoot: '',
@@ -243,7 +247,6 @@ describe('#createGHA', () => {
 
         return expect(getGitData()).resolves.toStrictEqual({
           containsGitHubRemote: undefined,
-          containsNonGitHubRemote: undefined,
           defaultBranch: undefined,
           isRepo: false,
           repoRoot: '',
diff --git a/src/lib/createGHA/index.ts b/src/lib/createGHA/index.ts
index 6ea885832..bc29d46d8 100644
--- a/src/lib/createGHA/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/createGHA/index.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ export async function getGitData() {
   debug(`[getGitData] isRepo result: ${isRepo}`);
 
   let containsGitHubRemote;
-  let containsNonGitHubRemote;
   let defaultBranch;
   const rawRemotes = await git.remote([]).catch(e => {
     debug(`[getGitData] error grabbing git remotes: ${e.message}`);
@@ -133,11 +132,9 @@ export async function getGitData() {
     // This is a bit hairy but we want to keep it fairly general here
     // in case of GitHub Enterprise, etc.
     containsGitHubRemote = /github/.test(remotesList);
-    containsNonGitHubRemote = /gitlab/.test(remotesList) || /bitbucket/.test(remotesList);
   }
 
   debug(`[getGitData] containsGitHubRemote result: ${containsGitHubRemote}`);
-  debug(`[getGitData] containsNonGitHubRemote result: ${containsNonGitHubRemote}`);
   debug(`[getGitData] defaultBranch result: ${defaultBranch}`);
 
   const repoRoot = await git.revparse(['--show-toplevel']).catch(e => {
@@ -147,7 +144,7 @@ export async function getGitData() {
 
   debug(`[getGitData] repoRoot result: ${repoRoot}`);
 
-  return { containsGitHubRemote, containsNonGitHubRemote, defaultBranch, isRepo, repoRoot };
+  return { containsGitHubRemote, defaultBranch, isRepo, repoRoot };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -169,7 +166,7 @@ export default async function createGHA(
     return msg;
   }
 
-  const { containsGitHubRemote, containsNonGitHubRemote, defaultBranch, isRepo, repoRoot } = await getGitData();
+  const { containsGitHubRemote, defaultBranch, isRepo, repoRoot } = await getGitData();
 
   const configVal = configstore.get(getConfigStoreKey(repoRoot));
   debug(`repo value in config: ${configVal}`);
@@ -183,8 +180,8 @@ export default async function createGHA(
       !isRepo ||
       // user has previously declined to set up GHA for current repo and `rdme` package version
       configVal === majorPkgVersion ||
-      // is a repo, but only contains non-GitHub remotes
-      (isRepo && containsNonGitHubRemote && !containsGitHubRemote) ||
+      // is a repo, but does not contain a GitHub remote
+      (isRepo && !containsGitHubRemote) ||
       // not testing this function
       (isTest() && !process.env.TEST_RDME_CREATEGHA)
     ) {