diff --git a/hgext/git/__init__.py b/hgext/git/__init__.py
--- a/hgext/git/__init__.py
+++ b/hgext/git/__init__.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 
 
 def reposetup(ui, repo):
-    if isinstance(repo.store, gitstore):
+    if repo.local() and isinstance(repo.store, gitstore):
         orig = repo.__class__
         repo.store._progress_factory = repo.ui.makeprogress