diff --git a/controller.sh b/controller.sh
index 66df263..b6a6471 100755
--- a/controller.sh
+++ b/controller.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 # vagrant inventory, do not use for production
 # Runs on a RHEL8 VM
+# dir of script
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )";
+
 if [ -e /etc/redhat-release ]; then
    major=$(tr -dc '0-9.' <  /etc/redhat-release | cut -d \. -f1)
    if ((major == 8))
    then
      # Update the GPG keys before any other dnf/yum task
-     sudo rpm --import https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/RPM-GPG-KEY-AlmaLinux
+     sudo rpm --import https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/RPM-GPG-KEY-AlmaLinux || /bin/true
      sudo dnf upgrade almalinux-release -y
      sudo dnf makecache
      # ansible-core installs python3.x and git-core
@@ -20,7 +23,11 @@ fi
 # /etc/alternatives/pip3 will point to 3.6, ansible uses 3.12
 sudo pip3.12 install jmespath
 ansible --version
-(git clone https://github.com/playingfield/controller.git || /bin/true)
+
+if [ ! -d "$SCRIPT_DIR/.git" ]; then
+    echo 'Running in Packer or Vagrant'
+    (git clone https://github.com/playingfield/controller.git || /bin/true)
+fi
 cd controller && source ansible.sh && ./prepare.sh
 # export these variables!
 if [ -z "${DB_PASS}" ]; then