diff --git a/tier0/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/tier0/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 4b8f82f3..12d5f842 100644
--- a/tier0/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/tier0/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 RECEIVE_UPDATES = '{{cookiecutter.receive_updates}}'
 
 def createGithubRepo():
-    subprocess.call(["git", "init", "-b", "main"])
-    subprocess.call(["git", "add", "."])
-    subprocess.call(["git", "commit", "-m", "first commit"])
     gh_cli_command = [
         "gh", "repo", "create",
         f"{ORG_NAME}/{REPO_NAME}",
@@ -30,6 +27,10 @@ def addTopic():
     ]
     subprocess.call(gh_cli_command)
 
+subprocess.call(["git", "init", "-b", "main"])
+subprocess.call(["git", "add", "."])
+subprocess.call(["git", "commit", "-m", "initial commit"])
+
 if CREATE_REPO == "True":
     createGithubRepo()
 
diff --git a/tier1/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/tier1/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 6af2bce2..5b332693 100644
--- a/tier1/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/tier1/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 RECEIVE_UPDATES = '{{cookiecutter.receive_updates}}'
 
 def createGithubRepo():
-    subprocess.call(["git", "init", "-b", "main"])
-    subprocess.call(["git", "add", "."])
-    subprocess.call(["git", "commit", "-m", "first commit"])
     gh_cli_command = [
         "gh", "repo", "create",
         f"{ORG_NAME}/{REPO_NAME}",
@@ -43,6 +40,10 @@ def moveCookiecutterFile():
     shutil.move(source_path, destination_path)
 
 def main():
+    subprocess.call(["git", "init", "-b", "main"])
+    subprocess.call(["git", "add", "."])
+    subprocess.call(["git", "commit", "-m", "initial commit"])
+    
     if CREATE_REPO == "True":
         createGithubRepo()
 
diff --git a/tier2/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/tier2/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index ca3202cc..59ccb6fa 100644
--- a/tier2/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/tier2/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 ADD_MAINTAINER = '{{cookiecutter.add_maintainer}}'
 
 def createGithubRepo():
-    subprocess.call(["git", "init", "-b", "main"])
-    subprocess.call(["git", "add", "."])
-    subprocess.call(["git", "commit", "-m", "first commit"])
     gh_cli_command = [
         "gh", "repo", "create",
         f"{ORG_NAME}/{REPO_NAME}",
@@ -84,6 +81,10 @@ def moveCookiecutterFile():
     shutil.move(source_path, destination_path)
 
 def main():
+    subprocess.call(["git", "init", "-b", "main"])
+    subprocess.call(["git", "add", "."])
+    subprocess.call(["git", "commit", "-m", "initial commit"])
+
     if CREATE_REPO == "True":
         createGithubRepo()
 
diff --git a/tier3/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/tier3/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 5faeb2e2..88098a6b 100644
--- a/tier3/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/tier3/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 ADD_MAINTAINER = '{{cookiecutter.add_maintainer}}'
 
 def createGithubRepo():
-    subprocess.call(["git", "init", "-b", "main"])
-    subprocess.call(["git", "add", "."])
-    subprocess.call(["git", "commit", "-m", "first commit"])
     gh_cli_command = [
         "gh", "repo", "create",
         f"{ORG_NAME}/{REPO_NAME}",
@@ -77,6 +74,10 @@ def moveCookiecutterFile():
     shutil.move(source_path, destination_path)
 
 def main():
+    subprocess.call(["git", "init", "-b", "main"])
+    subprocess.call(["git", "add", "."])
+    subprocess.call(["git", "commit", "-m", "initial commit"])
+
     if CREATE_REPO == "True":
         createGithubRepo()
 
diff --git a/tier4/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/tier4/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 5e032345..40801aa5 100644
--- a/tier4/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/tier4/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 ADD_MAINTAINER = '{{cookiecutter.add_maintainer}}'
 
 def createGithubRepo():
-    subprocess.call(["git", "init", "-b", "main"])
-    subprocess.call(["git", "add", "."])
-    subprocess.call(["git", "commit", "-m", "first commit"])
     gh_cli_command = [
         "gh", "repo", "create",
         f"{ORG_NAME}/{REPO_NAME}",
@@ -77,6 +74,10 @@ def moveCookiecutterFile():
     shutil.move(source_path, destination_path)
 
 def main():
+    subprocess.call(["git", "init", "-b", "main"])
+    subprocess.call(["git", "add", "."])
+    subprocess.call(["git", "commit", "-m", "initial commit"])
+
     if CREATE_REPO == "True":
         createGithubRepo()