diff --git a/roles/distgit/meta/main.yml b/roles/distgit/meta/main.yml
index ccfe91c287..0b9a8d21ee 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 dependencies:
+- { role: git/checks }
 - { role: git/hooks }
 - { role: git/make_checkout_seed }
 - { role: git/server }
diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index f2beba993c..39486a762e 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@
   - config
   - distgit
 
+- name: schedule the update hook check
+  cron: >
+    name="check-update-hooks" cron_file="ansible-check-update-hooks"
+    minute=0 hour=0 weekday=3
+    user=nobody
+    job="MAILTO={{git_check_perms_mailto | "root"}} PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin git check-perms --check=update-hook {{ git_basepath | "/git"}}"
 
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