diff --git a/src/Propellor/CmdLine.hs b/src/Propellor/CmdLine.hs
index c79b259..9b0d755 100644
--- a/src/Propellor/CmdLine.hs
+++ b/src/Propellor/CmdLine.hs
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ boot = do
 		hout <- dup stdOutput
 		hClose stdin
 		hClose stdout
-		unlessM (boolSystem "git" [Param "pull", Param "--upload-pack", Param $ "sh -c ./propellor --gitpush " ++ show hin ++ " " ++ show hout, Param "."]) $
+		unlessM (boolSystem "git" [Param "pull", Param "--upload-pack", Param $ "./propellor --gitpush " ++ show hin ++ " " ++ show hout, Param "."]) $
 			warningMessage "git pull from client failed"
 
 -- Shim for git push over the propellor ssh channel.