diff --git a/microk8s-resources/wrappers/microk8s-enable.wrapper b/microk8s-resources/wrappers/microk8s-enable.wrapper
index 9d0692624b..268c6708ca 100755
--- a/microk8s-resources/wrappers/microk8s-enable.wrapper
+++ b/microk8s-resources/wrappers/microk8s-enable.wrapper
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ exit_if_not_root
 
 exit_if_no_permissions
 
-if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ] && [[ "${@}" == "community" ]]
 then
   export GIT_DIR=/tmp/config-$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid)
   mkdir -p ${GIT_DIR}
   cat > ${GIT_DIR}/.gitconfig << EOF
 [safe]
-        directory = $SNAP/addons/community/*
+        directory = $SNAP/addons/community
 EOF
 fi
 
 ${SNAP}/usr/bin/python3 ${SNAP}/scripts/wrappers/enable.py "${@}"
 
-if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ] && [[ "${@}" == "community" ]]
 then
   rm -rf ${GIT_DIR}
   unset GIT_DIR