diff --git a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/delete.rs b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/delete.rs
index 902e5096..ccb38b4f 100644
--- a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/delete.rs
+++ b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/delete.rs
@@ -9,21 +9,26 @@ use libimagstore::hook::position::HookPosition;
 use libimagstore::hook::accessor::{HookDataAccessor, HookDataAccessorProvider};
 use libimagstore::hook::accessor::StoreIdAccessor;
 
+use vcs::git::error::GitHookErrorKind as GHEK;
+use vcs::git::error::MapErrInto;
+use vcs::git::runtime::Runtime as GRuntime;
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct DeleteHook {
     storepath: PathBuf,
 
+    runtime: GRuntime,
+
     position: HookPosition,
-    config: Option<Value>,
 }
 
 impl DeleteHook {
 
     pub fn new(storepath: PathBuf, p: HookPosition) -> DeleteHook {
         DeleteHook {
+            runtime: GRuntime::new(&storepath),
             storepath: storepath,
             position: p,
-            config: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -35,8 +40,16 @@ impl Hook for DeleteHook {
         "stdhook_git_delete"
     }
 
+    /// Set the configuration of the hook. See
+    /// `libimagstorestdhook::vcs::git::runtime::Runtime::set_config()`.
+    ///
+    /// This function traces the error (using `trace_error()`) that
+    /// `libimagstorestdhook::vcs::git::runtime::Runtime::set_config()`
+    /// returns, if any.
     fn set_config(&mut self, config: &Value) {
-        self.config = Some(config.clone());
+        if let Err(e) = self.runtime.set_config(config) {
+            trace_error(&e);
+        }
     }
 
 }