fix the problem introduced by PR #763
this doesn't impact hub functionality, and is only related to some special cases like running runroot_hub script alone
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Commit a5cff3a7 fixes this pull-request
Pull-Request has been merged by tkopecek
fix the problem introduced by PR #763
this doesn't impact hub functionality, and is only related to some special cases like running runroot_hub script alone