diff --git a/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
index 52da066..80c7f26 100644
--- a/.config/dotnet-tools.json
+++ b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "husky": {
-      "version": "0.8.0",
+      "version": "0.9.0",
       "commands": [
         "husky"
       ],
diff --git a/docs/.vuepress/configs/version.ts b/docs/.vuepress/configs/version.ts
index b257d05..41236e3 100644
--- a/docs/.vuepress/configs/version.ts
+++ b/docs/.vuepress/configs/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const version: string = '0.9.0'
+export const version: string = '0.9.1'
diff --git a/docs/guide/automate.md b/docs/guide/automate.md
index d2eedad..099da89 100644
--- a/docs/guide/automate.md
+++ b/docs/guide/automate.md
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ To manually attach husky to your project, add the below code to one of your proj
    <Exec Command="dotnet tool restore"  StandardOutputImportance="Low" StandardErrorImportance="High"/>
    <Exec Command="dotnet husky install" StandardOutputImportance="Low" StandardErrorImportance="High"
          WorkingDirectory="../../" />  <!--Update this to the relative path to your project root dir -->
-   <Touch Files="../../.husky/_/install.stamp" AlwaysCreate="true" />
+   <Touch Files="../../.husky/_/install.stamp" AlwaysCreate="true"
+          Condition="Exists('../../.husky/_')" />
    <ItemGroup>
       <FileWrites Include="../../.husky/_/install.stamp" />
    </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/docs/guide/submodules.md b/docs/guide/submodules.md
index 20070d4..002f095 100644
--- a/docs/guide/submodules.md
+++ b/docs/guide/submodules.md
@@ -34,10 +34,17 @@ The `attach` command offers a `--ignore-submodule` options that generates an MsB
 The generated block will look something like this, If you're attaching husky manually copy the target to your `.csproj` and adjust `WorkingDirectory` accordingly.
 
 ```xml:no-line-numbers:no-v-pre
-<Target Name="husky" AfterTargets="Restore" Condition="'$(HUSKY)' != 0  and '$(IgnoreSubmodule)' != 0">
+<Target Name="husky" AfterTargets="Restore" Condition="'$(HUSKY)' != 0  and '$(IgnoreSubmodule)' != 0"
+        Inputs="../../.config/dotnet-tools.json"
+        Outputs="../../.husky/_/install.stamp">
    <Exec Command="dotnet tool restore"  StandardOutputImportance="Low" StandardErrorImportance="High"/>
    <Exec Command="dotnet husky install --ignore-submodule" StandardOutputImportance="Low" StandardErrorImportance="High"
          WorkingDirectory="../../" />  <!--Update this to the relative path to your project root dir -->
+   <Touch Files="../../.husky/_/install.stamp" AlwaysCreate="true"
+          Condition="Exists('../../.husky/_')" />
+   <ItemGroup>
+      <FileWrites Include="../../.husky/_/install.stamp" />
+   </ItemGroup>
 </Target>
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/Husky/Cli/AttachCommand.cs b/src/Husky/Cli/AttachCommand.cs
index fc1f25f..09e45fa 100644
--- a/src/Husky/Cli/AttachCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Husky/Cli/AttachCommand.cs
@@ -83,9 +83,11 @@ private XElement GetTarget(string condition, string rootRelativePath)
       exec.SetAttributeValue("WorkingDirectory", rootRelativePath);
       target.Add(exec);
 
+      var huskyDir = Path.Combine(rootRelativePath, ".husky", "_");
       var touch = new XElement("Touch");
       touch.SetAttributeValue("Files", sentinelPath);
       touch.SetAttributeValue("AlwaysCreate", "true");
+      touch.SetAttributeValue("Condition", $"Exists('{huskyDir}')");
       target.Add(touch);
 
       var itemGroup = new XElement("ItemGroup");
diff --git a/src/Husky/Husky.csproj b/src/Husky/Husky.csproj
index 4a1bf36..c992fcc 100644
--- a/src/Husky/Husky.csproj
+++ b/src/Husky/Husky.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <PackageId>Husky</PackageId>
-    <Version>0.9.0</Version>
+    <Version>0.9.1</Version>
     <Title>Husky</Title>
     <Authors>AliReza Sabouri</Authors>
     <Description>Git hooks made easy, woof!</Description>
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@
     <Compile Remove="Utils\Dotnet\ParallelETWProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Remove="Utils\Dotnet\Parallel.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <Target Name="Husky" BeforeTargets="Restore;CollectPackageReferences" Condition="'$(HUSKY)' != 0 and '$(IsCrossTargetingBuild)' == 'true'"
+  <Target Name="Husky" AfterTargets="Restore" Condition="'$(HUSKY)' != 0 and '$(IsCrossTargetingBuild)' == 'true'"
           Inputs="../../.config/dotnet-tools.json"
           Outputs="../../.husky/_/install.stamp">
     <Exec Command="dotnet tool restore" StandardOutputImportance="Low" StandardErrorImportance="High" />
-    <Exec Command="dotnet husky install" StandardOutputImportance="Low" StandardErrorImportance="High" WorkingDirectory="..\.." />
-    <Touch Files="../../.husky/_/install.stamp" AlwaysCreate="true" />
+    <Exec Command="dotnet husky install" StandardOutputImportance="Low" StandardErrorImportance="High" WorkingDirectory="../../"/>
+    <Touch Files="../../.husky/_/install.stamp" AlwaysCreate="true" Condition="Exists('../../.husky/_')" />
     <ItemGroup>
       <FileWrites Include="../../.husky/_/install.stamp" />
     </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/HuskyTest/Cli/AttachCommandTests.cs b/tests/HuskyTest/Cli/AttachCommandTests.cs
index 12f59a6..af66282 100644
--- a/tests/HuskyTest/Cli/AttachCommandTests.cs
+++ b/tests/HuskyTest/Cli/AttachCommandTests.cs
@@ -61,14 +61,16 @@ public async Task Attach_WhenParametersProvided_ShouldAddHuskyTargetElement()
       huskyTarget!.Descendants("Exec").Should().HaveCount(2);
       huskyTarget.Attribute("Inputs").Should().NotBeNull();
       huskyTarget.Attribute("Outputs").Should().NotBeNull();
+
+      // Verify Touch is conditioned on directory existence
       huskyTarget.Descendants("Touch").Should().HaveCount(1);
-      huskyTarget.Descendants("Touch").First().Attribute("AlwaysCreate")?.Value.Should().Be("true");
+      var touch = huskyTarget.Descendants("Touch").First();
+      touch.Attribute("AlwaysCreate")?.Value.Should().Be("true");
+      touch.Attribute("Condition")?.Value.Should().Contain("Exists(");
+
       huskyTarget.Descendants("ItemGroup").Descendants("FileWrites").Should().HaveCount(1);
 
       _console.ReadOutputString().Trim().Should().Be("Husky dev-dependency successfully attached to this project.");
-
-      huskyTarget.Attribute("AfterTargets")?.Value.Should().Be("Restore");
-      huskyTarget.Attribute("BeforeTargets").Should().BeNull();
    }
 
    [Fact]