conda-smithy: conda-smithy init fails inside existing repo

I don’t really remember if conda smithy init has ever worked for me. I remember that I have been doing it manually. Today, finally, I have decided to post the traceback.

$ conda smithy init some_dir/recipe
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/shadow_walker/anaconda/bin/conda-smithy", line 6, in <module>
    sys.exit(conda_smithy.cli.main())
  File "/Users/shadow_walker/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/conda_smithy/cli.py", line 289, in main
    args.subcommand_func(args)
  File "/Users/shadow_walker/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/conda_smithy/cli.py", line 116, in __call__
    generate_feedstock_content(feedstock_directory, args.recipe_directory, meta)
  File "/Users/shadow_walker/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/conda_smithy/cli.py", line 27, in generate_feedstock_content
    configure_feedstock.copytree(source_recipe_dir, target_recipe_dir)
  File "/Users/shadow_walker/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py", line 519, in copytree
    copy_file(s, d)
  File "/Users/shadow_walker/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/conda_smithy/feedstock_io.py", line 87, in copy_file
    repo.index.add([dst])
  File "/Users/shadow_walker/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/git/index/base.py", line 745, in add
    entries_added.extend(self._entries_for_paths(paths, path_rewriter, fprogress, entries))
  File "/Users/shadow_walker/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/git/util.py", line 55, in wrapper
    return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/shadow_walker/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/git/index/util.py", line 84, in set_git_working_dir
    return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/shadow_walker/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/git/index/base.py", line 631, in _entries_for_paths
    entries_added.append(self._store_path(filepath, fprogress))
  File "/Users/shadow_walker/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/git/index/base.py", line 590, in _store_path
    st = os.lstat(filepath)     # handles non-symlinks as well
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: './szip-feedstock/recipe/bld.bat'