diff --git a/run b/run
index cac46d2..957c964 100755
--- a/run
+++ b/run
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 RDIR=$(cd $(dirname $(readlink -f "$0")) >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P)
 # source any environment for particular site 
 shopt -s extglob
-ENV_FILE=$(ls $RDIR/sites/${1}* 2> /dev/null | grep -v '.off$\|.example$\|.tmpl$\|.template$')
+ENV_FILE=$(ls $RDIR/sites/${1}* 2> /dev/null | grep -v '.off$\|.tmpl$\|.template$')
 
 if [[ $ENV_FILE ]]; then
   source $ENV_FILE
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ HUGO=${HUGO:-$(command -v hugo)}
 PORT=${PORT:-8096}
 echo site files in $DATA_DIR listening on port $PORT
 # [[ $(netstat -tulpn | grep LISTEN | grep 0.0.0.0:$PORT) ]] && echo tcp port $PORT is busy can not start hugo server && exit
+mkdir -p $DATA_DIR
+# start hugo in the data directory (needed for git module)
 cd $DATA_DIR
 ls -la
 CMD="$HUGO server