diff --git a/roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/files/check-perms.py b/roles/git/checks/files/check-perms.py
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/files/check-perms.py
rename to roles/git/checks/files/check-perms.py
diff --git a/roles/git/checks/tasks/main.yml b/roles/git/checks/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b16a3972c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/git/checks/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+# tasklist for setting up a git check script
+#
+# The script implements various checks (even though it is named check-perms,
+# it checks more than perms), and various other roles can then use it in cron
+# jobs, triggered by fedmsg, etc...
+
+- name: install the needed packages
+  yum: pkg=git state=present
+
+- name: install the script
+  copy: >
+    src=check-perms.py dest=/usr/local/bin/git-check-perms
+    owner=root group=root mode=0755
diff --git a/roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/meta/main.yml b/roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edc2fe20eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+- { role: git/checks }
diff --git a/roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/tasks/main.yml
index 3dcae95441..0bfbc3aea6 100644
--- a/roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitolite/check_fedmsg_hooks/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # tasklist for setting up Gitolite Fedmsg checks
 
-- name: install the needed packages
-  yum: pkg=git state=present
-
-- name: install the script
-  copy: >
-    src=check-perms.py dest=/usr/local/bin/git-check-perms
-    owner=root group=root mode=0755
-
-- name: install the cron job for the script
+- name: schedule check execution
   cron: >
     name="git-check-perms" cron_file="ansible-git-check-perms"
     minute=10 hour=0 weekday=3