[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="joey"
 subject="""comment 4"""
 date="2016-01-19T20:35:51Z"
 content="""
I don't see how git-annex would know if it's the "first run" or not.
Nor can I see any way that direct mode could influence the behavior here.

Is there some way to reproduce this without having the datalad special
remote?
"""]]