diff --git a/aksetup_helper.py b/aksetup_helper.py
index 487ecaa98deda5eacd65f559e15330d33e8c33f0..97c58f3b50b0d3816ff18f2c9b85526881fda85c 100644
--- a/aksetup_helper.py
+++ b/aksetup_helper.py
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ def check_git_submodules():
         print("not invoke git to check whether my submodules are up to date.")
         print("")
         print("The error was:")
-        print(e)
+        print(git_error)
         print("Hit Ctrl-C now if you'd like to think about the situation.")
         print("-------------------------------------------------------------------------")
         count_down_delay(delay=5)
@@ -797,7 +797,9 @@ def check_git_submodules():
             print("Hit Ctrl-C now if you'd like to think about the situation.")
             print("-------------------------------------------------------------------------")
 
-            count_down_delay(delay=10)
+            from os.path import exists
+            if not exists(".dirty-git-ok"):
+                count_down_delay(delay=10)