diff --git a/hide b/hide
index 5f8ab2d..7f9d315 100755
--- a/hide
+++ b/hide
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ if [[ "$REPONAME" == *.git ]]; then
 	REPONAME=$(echo "$REPONAME" | sed 's/\.git$//')
 fi
 
-if [ ! -d "/srv/git/.public/$REPONAME" ]; then
-	echo "[!]  repository isn't public"
-	exit
-fi
-
 git config -f "/srv/git/$REPOSITORY/config" cgit.ignore 1
 
 echo "[#] made $REPONAME hidden"