diff --git a/app/workers/post_receive.rb b/app/workers/post_receive.rb
index a906f78..6d31c08 100644
--- a/app/workers/post_receive.rb
+++ b/app/workers/post_receive.rb
@@ -4,12 +4,22 @@ class PostReceive
   sidekiq_options queue: :post_receive
 
   def perform(repo_path, oldrev, newrev, ref, identifier)
-    repo_path.gsub!(Gitlab.config.gitolite.repos_path.to_s, "")
+
+    if repo_path.start_with?(Gitlab.config.gitolite.repos_path.to_s)
+      repo_path.gsub!(Gitlab.config.gitolite.repos_path.to_s, "")
+    else
+      Gitlab::GitLogger.error("POST-RECEIVE: Check gitlab.yml config for correct gitolite.repos_path variable. \"#{Gitlab.config.gitolite.repos_path}\" does not match \"#{repo_path}\"")
+    end
+
     repo_path.gsub!(/.git$/, "")
     repo_path.gsub!(/^\//, "")
 
     project = Project.find_with_namespace(repo_path)
-    return false if project.nil?
+
+    if project.nil?
+      Gitlab::GitLogger.error("POST-RECEIVE: Triggered hook for non-existing project with full path \"#{repo_path} \"")
+      return false
+    end
 
     # Ignore push from non-gitlab users
     user = if identifier.eql? Gitlab.config.gitolite.admin_key
diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml.example b/config/gitlab.yml.example
index 4df8efa..1a34d22 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ backup:
 ## Gitolite settings
 gitolite:
   admin_uri: git@localhost:gitolite-admin
-  # repos_path must not be a symlink
+
+  # REPOS_PATH MUST NOT BE A SYMLINK!!!
   repos_path: /home/git/repositories/
   hooks_path: /home/git/.gitolite/hooks/
   admin_key: gitlab
--
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