diff --git a/scripts/module/create_gitignore.sh b/scripts/module/create_gitignore.sh
index cf86ee39..e022da8b 100755
--- a/scripts/module/create_gitignore.sh
+++ b/scripts/module/create_gitignore.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ then
 fi
 source ${QP_ROOT}/scripts/qp_include.sh
 
-
 function do_gitingore()
 { 
   cat << EOF > .gitignore
diff --git a/scripts/module/module_handler.py b/scripts/module/module_handler.py
index b491fd9d..ebbc367a 100755
--- a/scripts/module/module_handler.py
+++ b/scripts/module/module_handler.py
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ class ModuleHandler():
     def create_png(self, l_module):
         """Create the png of the dependency tree for a l_module"""
 
+        # Don't update if we are not in the main repository
+        from is_master_repository import is_master_repository
+        if not is_master_repository:
+            return
+
         basename = "tree_dependency"
         path = '{0}.png'.format(basename)
 
@@ -289,6 +294,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                         pass
 
             if arguments["create_git_ignore"]:
+
+                # Don't update if we are not in the main repository
+                from is_master_repository import is_master_repository
+                if not is_master_repository:
+                    sys.exit()
+
                 path = os.path.join(module_abs, ".gitignore")
 
                 with open(path, "w+") as f:
diff --git a/scripts/module/qp_update_readme.py b/scripts/module/qp_update_readme.py
index 9ff9603b..d8768971 100755
--- a/scripts/module/qp_update_readme.py
+++ b/scripts/module/qp_update_readme.py
@@ -168,7 +168,15 @@ def update_documentation(d_readmen, root_module):
 
         d_readme[path]["documentation"] = "\n".join(l_doc_section)
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    # Update documentation only if the remote repository is
+    # the main repository
+    from is_master_repository import is_master_repository
+    if not is_master_repository:
+        sys.exit(0)
+
     arguments = docopt(__doc__)
 
     if arguments["--root_module"]:
diff --git a/scripts/utility/is_master_repository.py b/scripts/utility/is_master_repository.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9ead14a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/utility/is_master_repository.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import subprocess
+pipe = subprocess.Popen("git config --local --get remote.origin.url", \
+              shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+result = pipe.stdout.read()
+is_master_repository = "LCPQ/quantum_package" in result
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+    if is_master_repository:
+        sys.exit(0)
+    else:
+        sys.exit(-1)