diff --git a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/config.rs b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/config.rs
index 839a57d6..726f4ddc 100644
--- a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/config.rs
+++ b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/config.rs
@@ -13,3 +13,22 @@ pub fn commit_message(config: &Value, action: StoreAction) -> Option<String> {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 }
+
+pub fn abort_on_repo_init_err(cfg: Option<&Value>) -> bool {
+    cfg.map(|cfg| {
+        match cfg.lookup("abort_on_repo_init_failure") {
+            Some(&Value::Boolean(b)) => b,
+            Some(_) => {
+                warn!("Configuration error, 'abort_on_repo_init_failure' must be a Boolean (true|false).");
+                warn!("Assuming 'true' now.");
+                true
+            },
+            None => {
+                debug!("No key `abort_on_repo_init_failure' - Assuming 'true'");
+                true
+            },
+        }
+    })
+    .unwrap_or(false)
+}
+