diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index d993ee4..ba40d56 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 del magic
 
 import getpass
+import imp
 import netrc
 import optparse
 import os
@@ -167,16 +168,15 @@
 def _MyWrapperPath():
   return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'repo')
 
+_wrapper_module = None
+def WrapperModule():
+  global _wrapper_module
+  if not _wrapper_module:
+    _wrapper_module = imp.load_source('wrapper', _MyWrapperPath())
+  return _wrapper_module
+
 def _CurrentWrapperVersion():
-  VERSION = None
-  pat = re.compile(r'^VERSION *=')
-  fd = open(_MyWrapperPath())
-  for line in fd:
-    if pat.match(line):
-      fd.close()
-      exec line
-      return VERSION
-  raise NameError, 'No VERSION in repo script'
+  return WrapperModule().VERSION
 
 def _CheckWrapperVersion(ver, repo_path):
   if not repo_path:
diff --git a/repo b/repo
index 7942851..5f328a4 100755
--- a/repo
+++ b/repo
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 del magic
 
 # increment this whenever we make important changes to this script
-VERSION = (1, 17)
+VERSION = (1, 18)
 
 # increment this if the MAINTAINER_KEYS block is modified
 KEYRING_VERSION = (1,0)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 GIT = 'git'                     # our git command
 MIN_GIT_VERSION = (1, 5, 4)     # minimum supported git version
 repodir = '.repo'               # name of repo's private directory
-S_repo = 'repo'                 # special repo reposiory
+S_repo = 'repo'                 # special repo repository
 S_manifests = 'manifests'       # special manifest repository
 REPO_MAIN = S_repo + '/main.py' # main script
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
                  metavar='GROUP')
 group.add_option('-p', '--platform',
                  dest='platform', default="auto",
-                 help='restrict manifest projects to ones with a specified'
+                 help='restrict manifest projects to ones with a specified '
                       'platform group [auto|all|none|linux|darwin|...]',
                  metavar='PLATFORM')
 
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@
 
   _CheckGitVersion()
   try:
-    if _NeedSetupGnuPG():
-      can_verify = _SetupGnuPG(opt.quiet)
+    if NeedSetupGnuPG():
+      can_verify = SetupGnuPG(opt.quiet)
     else:
       can_verify = True
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
     raise CloneFailure()
 
 
-def _NeedSetupGnuPG():
+def NeedSetupGnuPG():
   if not os.path.isdir(home_dot_repo):
     return True
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
   return False
 
 
-def _SetupGnuPG(quiet):
+def SetupGnuPG(quiet):
   if not os.path.isdir(home_dot_repo):
     try:
       os.mkdir(home_dot_repo)
diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index a4ca344..a7df7c8 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 from git_command import GIT
 from git_refs import R_HEADS, HEAD
+from main import WrapperModule
 from project import Project
 from project import RemoteSpec
 from command import Command, MirrorSafeCommand
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@
     mp.PreSync()
 
     if opt.repo_upgraded:
-      _PostRepoUpgrade(self.manifest)
+      _PostRepoUpgrade(self.manifest, opt)
 
     if not opt.local_only:
       mp.Sync_NetworkHalf(quiet=opt.quiet,
@@ -611,7 +612,10 @@
     if self.manifest.notice:
       print self.manifest.notice
 
-def _PostRepoUpgrade(manifest):
+def _PostRepoUpgrade(manifest, opt):
+  wrapper = WrapperModule()
+  if wrapper.NeedSetupGnuPG():
+    wrapper.SetupGnuPG(opt.quiet)
   for project in manifest.projects.values():
     if project.Exists:
       project.PostRepoUpgrade()