diff --git a/git/.config/git/config b/dot_config/git/config.tmpl
similarity index 98%
rename from git/.config/git/config
rename to dot_config/git/config.tmpl
index 35ada5b..d3592bc 100644
--- a/git/.config/git/config
+++ b/dot_config/git/config.tmpl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{ if lookPath "git" -}}
 [core]
 	editor = vim
 	excludesfile = ~/.config/git/ignore
@@ -62,3 +63,4 @@
 	writeCommitGraph = true
 [fetch]
 	prune = true
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/git/.config/git/ignore b/dot_config/git/ignore.tmpl
similarity index 94%
rename from git/.config/git/ignore
rename to dot_config/git/ignore.tmpl
index 33b50e5..4ac9cb2 100644
--- a/git/.config/git/ignore
+++ b/dot_config/git/ignore.tmpl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{ if lookPath "git" -}}
 ################################################################################
 ## This global gitignore file is assembled based the github gitignore project:
 ## https://github.com/github/gitignore
@@ -32,4 +33,4 @@ Desktop.ini
 
 # Compass/sass ignores
 .sass-cache
-
+{{- end }}