lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm | 8 ++------

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm
index aa4e141f6cfcd36a67bca71893a6363b8b0005c7..51ada0bc390458df9a992ff77ca934097293db60 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ 	delete $_->{git} for values %$CLEANUP;
 	$CLEANUP = {};
 }
 
-sub _cleanup_later ($) {
-	my ($self) = @_;
-	$cleanup_timer ||= PublicInbox::EvCleanup::later(*cleanup_task);
-	$CLEANUP->{"$self"} = $self;
-}
-
 sub _set_uint ($$$) {
 	my ($opts, $field, $default) = @_;
 	my $val = $opts->{$field};
@@ -76,6 +70,8 @@ 	my ($self) = @_;
 	$self->{git} ||= eval {
 		my $g = PublicInbox::Git->new($self->{mainrepo});
 		$g->{-httpbackend_limiter} = $self->{-httpbackend_limiter};
+		$cleanup_timer ||= PublicInbox::EvCleanup::later(*cleanup_task);
+		$CLEANUP->{"$self"} = $self;
 		$g;
 	};
 }