diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 31a8ae6..b7a6a4c 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pushd $install_dir
 	ynh_exec_warn_less ynh_exec_as $app env $ynh_node_load_PATH $ynh_npm ci --quiet --production --prefer-offline --network-timeout=100000
 
         ynh_exec_as $app git init
-        ynh_exec_as $app git add .
+        ynh_exec_as $app git commit --allow-empty -m "first commit"
 
 	ynh_script_progression --message="npm run build... This can be very long, be patient !" --weight=25
 	ynh_exec_warn_less ynh_exec_as $app env $ynh_node_load_PATH $ynh_npm run build