diff --git a/crates/contractor/src/main.rs b/crates/contractor/src/main.rs
index f93c5a5..cc133d7 100644
--- a/crates/contractor/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/contractor/src/main.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ enum Commands {
         #[arg(long)]
         user: Option<String>,
         #[arg(long)]
-        orgs: Option<Vec<String>>,
+        org: Option<Vec<String>>,
     },
 }
 
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 result??
             }
         }
-        Some(Commands::Reconcile { user, orgs }) => {
+        Some(Commands::Reconcile { user, org }) => {
             tracing::info!("running reconcile");
 
             let state = SharedState::from(Arc::new(State::new().await?));
 
-            state.reconciler().reconcile(user, orgs).await?;
+            state.reconciler().reconcile(user, org).await?;
         }
         None => {}
     }
diff --git a/crates/contractor/src/services/gitea.rs b/crates/contractor/src/services/gitea.rs
index 25bac0b..6c6bb0b 100644
--- a/crates/contractor/src/services/gitea.rs
+++ b/crates/contractor/src/services/gitea.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ impl Default for DefaultGiteaClient {
 
 impl DefaultGiteaClient {
     pub async fn fetch_user_repos(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Repository>> {
+        //FIXME: We should collect the pages for these queries
         let client = reqwest::Client::new();
 
         let url = format!("{}/api/v1/user/repos", self.url);
@@ -114,6 +115,32 @@ impl DefaultGiteaClient {
             .flat_map(Repository::try_from)
             .collect())
     }
+
+    async fn fetch_renovate(&self, repo: &Repository) -> anyhow::Result<Option<()>> {
+        let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+
+        let url = format!(
+            "{}/api/v1/repos/{}/{}/contents/renovate.json",
+            self.url, &repo.owner, &repo.name
+        );
+
+        tracing::trace!("calling url: {}", &url);
+
+        let response = client
+            .get(&url)
+            .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+            .header("Authorization", format!("token {}", self.token))
+            .send()
+            .await?;
+
+        match response.error_for_status() {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(Some(())),
+            Err(e) => match e.status() {
+                Some(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND) => Ok(None),
+                _ => anyhow::bail!(e),
+            },
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl traits::GiteaClient for DefaultGiteaClient {
@@ -136,6 +163,15 @@ impl traits::GiteaClient for DefaultGiteaClient {
 
         Box::pin(async move { self.fetch_org_repos(org).await })
     }
+
+    fn renovate_enabled<'a>(
+        &'a self,
+        repo: &'a Repository,
+    ) -> Pin<Box<dyn futures::prelude::Future<Output = anyhow::Result<bool>> + Send + 'a>> {
+        tracing::trace!("checking whether renovate is enabled for: {:?}", repo);
+
+        Box::pin(async { self.fetch_renovate(repo).await.map(|s| s.is_some()) })
+    }
 }
 
 mod extensions;
@@ -143,4 +179,5 @@ pub mod traits;
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 pub use extensions::*;
+use reqwest::StatusCode;
 use serde::Deserialize;
diff --git a/crates/contractor/src/services/gitea/traits.rs b/crates/contractor/src/services/gitea/traits.rs
index 27daf5a..84efdc8 100644
--- a/crates/contractor/src/services/gitea/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/contractor/src/services/gitea/traits.rs
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@ pub trait GiteaClient {
         &'a self,
         org: &'a str,
     ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = anyhow::Result<Vec<Repository>>> + Send + 'a>>;
+
+    fn renovate_enabled<'a>(
+        &'a self,
+        repo: &'a Repository,
+    ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = anyhow::Result<bool>> + Send + 'a>>;
 }
diff --git a/crates/contractor/src/services/reconciler.rs b/crates/contractor/src/services/reconciler.rs
index 63d8ab1..77fba4a 100644
--- a/crates/contractor/src/services/reconciler.rs
+++ b/crates/contractor/src/services/reconciler.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use futures::{stream::FuturesUnordered, StreamExt};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 
 use crate::SharedState;
@@ -19,8 +20,13 @@ impl Reconciler {
         orgs: Option<Vec<String>>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let repos = self.get_repos(user, orgs).await?;
+        tracing::debug!("found repositories: {}", repos.len());
 
-        tracing::info!("found repositories: {}", repos.len());
+        let renovate_enabled = self.get_renovate_enabled(&repos).await?;
+        tracing::debug!(
+            "found repositories with renovate enabled: {}",
+            renovate_enabled.len()
+        );
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -47,6 +53,34 @@ impl Reconciler {
 
         Ok(repos.into_iter().unique().collect())
     }
+
+    async fn get_renovate_enabled(&self, repos: &[Repository]) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Repository>> {
+        let mut futures = FuturesUnordered::new();
+
+        for repo in repos {
+            futures.push(async move {
+                let enabled = self.gitea_client.renovate_enabled(repo).await?;
+
+                if enabled {
+                    Ok::<Option<Repository>, anyhow::Error>(Some(repo.to_owned()))
+                } else {
+                    tracing::trace!("repository: {:?}, doesn't have renovate enabled", repo);
+                    Ok(None)
+                }
+            })
+        }
+
+        let mut enabled = Vec::new();
+        while let Some(res) = futures.next().await {
+            let res = res?;
+
+            if let Some(repo) = res {
+                enabled.push(repo)
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(enabled)
+    }
 }
 
 pub trait ReconcilerState {