diff --git a/services/datalad/datalad_service/common/github.py b/services/datalad/datalad_service/common/github.py
index 18425eb9e..4f5077571 100644
--- a/services/datalad/datalad_service/common/github.py
+++ b/services/datalad/datalad_service/common/github.py
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 
 def create_github_repo(dataset_path, dataset_id):
     """Setup a github sibling / remote."""
+    if not DATALAD_GITHUB_EXPORTS_ENABLED:
+        return
     try:
-        if not DATALAD_GITHUB_EXPORTS_ENABLED:
-            return create_sibling_github(dataset_path, dataset_id)
+        return create_sibling_github(dataset_path, dataset_id)
     except KeyError:
         raise Exception(
             'DATALAD_GITHUB_TOKEN and DATALAD_GITHUB_ORG must be defined to create remote repos'