diff --git a/providers/forgejo.sh b/providers/forgejo.sh
index bc2bcd2..8bcf2c3 100644
--- a/providers/forgejo.sh
+++ b/providers/forgejo.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ provider_create_repo() {
   local name="$1"
   local desc="$2"
   local private="$3"
+  local auto_init="${4:-false}"   # genomi: true (submodule add esige un branch). master: false (git init locale + push).
 
   local http_code
   http_code=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ provider_create_repo() {
       \"name\": \"${name}\",
       \"description\": \"${desc}\",
       \"private\": ${private},
-      \"auto_init\": false
+      \"auto_init\": ${auto_init}
     }")
 
   case "$http_code" in