diff --git a/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleRepoGit.cs b/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleRepoGit.cs
index 9e5fe347..5ca11548 100644
--- a/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleRepoGit.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleRepoGit.cs
@@ -81,13 +81,8 @@ namespace SparkleLib.Git {
 
             this.use_git_bin = (git.ExitCode == 0);
 
-            if (this.use_git_bin) {
-                git = new SparkleGit (LocalPath, "config git-bin.sshUrl \"" + RemoteUrl + "\"");
-                git.StartAndWaitForExit ();
-            
-                git = new SparkleGit (LocalPath, "config git-bin.sshPrivateKeyFile \"" + config.User.PrivateKeyFilePath + "\"");
-                git.StartAndWaitForExit ();
-            }
+            if (this.use_git_bin)
+                ConfigureGitBin ();
 
             git = new SparkleGit (LocalPath, "config remote.origin.url \"" + RemoteUrl + "\"");
             git.StartAndWaitForExit ();
@@ -99,6 +94,22 @@ namespace SparkleLib.Git {
         }
 
 
+        private void ConfigureGitBin ()
+        {
+            SparkleGit git = new SparkleGit (LocalPath, "config filter.bin.clean \"git bin clean %f\"");
+            git.StartAndWaitForExit ();
+            
+            git = new SparkleGit (LocalPath, "config filter.bin.smudge \"git bin smudge\"");
+            git.StartAndWaitForExit ();
+
+            git = new SparkleGit (LocalPath, "config git-bin.sshUrl \"" + RemoteUrl + "\"");
+            git.StartAndWaitForExit ();
+            
+            git = new SparkleGit (LocalPath, "config git-bin.sshPrivateKeyFile \"" + config.User.PrivateKeyFilePath + "\"");
+            git.StartAndWaitForExit ();
+        }
+
+
         public override List<string> ExcludePaths {
             get {
                 List<string> rules = new List<string> ();