diff --git a/git-lfs/install.bash b/git-lfs/install.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44a729e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-lfs/install.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+if ! git config --glob --get-regex "filter.lfs.*" &>/dev/null
+then
+    tue-install-pipe git lfs install
+else
+    tue-install-debug "git-lfs is already installed"
+fi
diff --git a/git-lfs/install.yaml b/git-lfs/install.yaml
index 270cf635..8dd95b63 100644
--- a/git-lfs/install.yaml
+++ b/git-lfs/install.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-- type: system
+- type: system-now
   name: git-lfs