diff --git a/crates/git/src/repo_details.rs b/crates/git/src/repo_details.rs
index b8f1ea3..a24f1db 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/repo_details.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/repo_details.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl RepoDetails {
     #[tracing::instrument]
     pub fn write_remote_url(&self, url: &RemoteUrl) -> Result<(), kxio::fs::Error> {
         if self.gitdir.storage_path_type() != StoragePathType::Internal {
-            // return Err(Not an internal repo)
+            return Ok(());
         }
         let fs = self.gitdir.as_fs();
         // load config file
diff --git a/crates/repo-actor/src/tests/handlers/validate_repo.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/tests/handlers/validate_repo.rs
index c7479ee..006702d 100644
--- a/crates/repo-actor/src/tests/handlers/validate_repo.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/tests/handlers/validate_repo.rs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ async fn should_reject_message_with_expired_token() -> TestResult {
 }
 
 #[test_log::test(actix::test)]
-// NOTE: failed then passed on retry: count = 3
+// NOTE: failed then passed on retry: count = 5
 async fn should_send_validate_repo_when_retryable_error() -> TestResult {
     //given
     let fs = given::a_filesystem();