diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7cce47d..f25fcfe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ You can add the following Lua code to your `init.lua` to bootstrap **lazy.nvim**
 ```lua
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
 if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
-  if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
-    vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git", lazypath })
-    vim.fn.system({ "git", "-C", lazypath, "checkout", "tags/stable" }) -- last stable release
-  end
+  vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git", lazypath })
+  vim.fn.system({ "git", "-C", lazypath, "checkout", "tags/stable" }) -- last stable release
 end
 vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
 ```
diff --git a/lua/lazy/init.lua b/lua/lazy/init.lua
index 62783cc..cc6d2b3 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/init.lua
@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@ end
 function M.bootstrap()
   local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
   if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
-    if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
-      vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git", lazypath })
-      vim.fn.system({ "git", "-C", lazypath, "checkout", "tags/stable" }) -- last stable release
-    end
+    vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git", lazypath })
+    vim.fn.system({ "git", "-C", lazypath, "checkout", "tags/stable" }) -- last stable release
   end
   vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
 end