diff --git a/forjfile/deployment.go b/forjfile/deployment.go
index 815d536c..730ac2ee 100644
--- a/forjfile/deployment.go
+++ b/forjfile/deployment.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ type DeploymentStruct struct {
 	Details              *DeployForgeYaml `yaml:"define,omitempty"`
 }
 
-
 // MarshalYAML provides the encoding part for DeploymentStruct
 //
 // In short we do not want to encode forjj deployment details) info except the core.
@@ -15,11 +14,11 @@ func (d DeploymentStruct) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
 }
 
 // UpdateDeploymentCoreData set all DeploymentCore data
-func (d *DeploymentStruct)UpdateDeploymentCoreData(data DeploymentCoreStruct) {
+func (d *DeploymentStruct) UpdateDeploymentCoreData(data DeploymentCoreStruct) {
 	d.DeploymentCoreStruct = data
 }
 
 // RunInContext run GIT commands in the GIT repo context.
 func (d *DeploymentStruct) RunInContext(doRun func() error) (err error) {
-	return d.DeploymentCoreStruct.runInContext(doRun)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	return d.DeploymentCoreStruct.RunInContext(doRun)
+}
diff --git a/forjfile/deployment_core-git.go b/forjfile/deployment_core-git.go
index ac3b8feb..f8ea33c1 100644
--- a/forjfile/deployment_core-git.go
+++ b/forjfile/deployment_core-git.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitSetRepo(aPath, origin string) (err error) {
 
 // GitDefineRemote helps to configure a deployment repository with a remote
 func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitDefineRemote(name, uri string) (err error) {
-	return d.runInContext(func() (err error) {
+	return d.RunInContext(func() (err error) {
 		if err = git.EnsureRemoteIs(name, uri); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitDefineRemote(name, uri string) (err error) {
 
 // GitSyncFrom refresh the remote, and synchronize.
 func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitSyncFrom(remote, branch string) error {
-	return d.runInContext(func() (_ error) {
+	return d.RunInContext(func() (_ error) {
 		if !git.RemoteExist(remote) {
 			return
 		}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitSyncFrom(remote, branch string) error {
 
 // GitSyncUp set and report sync status
 func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitSyncUp() error {
-	return d.runInContext(func() (_ error) {
+	return d.RunInContext(func() (_ error) {
 		if d.syncStatus == 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Internal error! Unable to sync up. The synchronization was not initiliazed. You must call GitSyncFrom, Once")
 		}
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitSyncUp() error {
 // !!! Conflict can happen !!!
 //
 func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) SwitchTo(branch string) error {
-	return d.runInContext(func() (err error) {
+	return d.RunInContext(func() (err error) {
 		if git.GetCurrentBranch() != branch {
 
 			trackedFiles := git.GetStatus().CountTracked()
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) SwitchTo(branch string) error {
 
 // GitCommit do the commit in the Deployment repository.
 func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitCommit(message string) (_ error) {
-	return d.runInContext(func() (err error) {
+	return d.RunInContext(func() (err error) {
 		status := git.GetStatus()
 		if status.Ready.CountFiles() > 0 {
 			git.Commit(message, true)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitCommit(message string) (_ error) {
 // GitPush do a git push
 // depending on the previous Git SyncFrom, a push can take place
 func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitPush(force bool) (_ error) {
-	return d.runInContext(func() (err error) {
+	return d.RunInContext(func() (err error) {
 		if d.syncStatus == -2 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to push to an inexistent remote")
 		}
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitPush(force bool) (_ error) {
 // GitResetBranchFromRemote clean current branch, check out to the requested branch and reset against remote branch.
 // The reset is not made if the fetch return an error.
 func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitResetBranchFromRemote(branch, remote string) {
-	d.runInContext(func() (_ error) {
+	d.RunInContext(func() (_ error) {
 		git.Do("reset", "--hard", "HEAD")
 		git.Do("checkout", branch)
 		if git.Do("fetch", remote) == 0 {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) GitResetBranchFromRemote(branch, remote string) {
 // ------------------ Internal functions
 
 // runInContext ensure GIT commands are executed in the right GIT repo context.
-func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) runInContext(doRun func() error) (err error) {
+func (d *DeploymentCoreStruct) RunInContext(doRun func() error) (err error) {
 	if d.savedPath != "" {
 		return doRun()
 	}
diff --git a/maintain.go b/maintain.go
index 38153d46..be4e2ee5 100644
--- a/maintain.go
+++ b/maintain.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"forjj/creds"
 	"forjj/git"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/forj-oss/forjj-modules/trace"
 )
@@ -130,17 +131,48 @@ func (a *Forj) doInstanceMaintain(instance string) error {
 
 		// after the first upstream maintain call remote repo should exist
 		// So, we can sync it up if the sync was not done successfully before.
-		if !a.d.InSync() {
-			if err := a.d.GitSyncUp(); err != nil {
-				return err
+
+		if err := a.d.RunInContext(func() error {
+			if !a.d.InSync() {
+				if err := a.d.GitSyncUp(); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				// Create basic README.md file on deploy repos if no commit found
+				if _, err := git.Get("log", "-1", "--pretty=%H"); err != nil {
+					a.createInitialCommit()
+					git.Add([]string{"README.md"})
+					if err := git.Commit("Initial Source Deploy commit.", true); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+
+				return a.d.GitPush(false)
 			}
-			return a.d.GitPush(false)
+			return nil
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Must be in the current repo dir
+func (a *Forj) createInitialCommit() error {
+	fd, err := os.Create("README.md")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer fd.Close()
+
+	_, err = fd.WriteString("# Information\n\nThis repository (source Deployment repository) has been created by forjj. \n\nUse forjj update to update it from your infra source repository.\n\nForj team.\n")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // get_infra_repo detect in the path given contains the infra repository.
 func (a *Forj) get_infra_repo() error {
 	return a.i.Use(a.f.InfraPath())