diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index a2fd91b..3d64951 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ class Repository
 
   def commit_count
     Rails.cache.fetch(cache_key(:commit_count)) do
-      raw_repository.raw.commit_count
+      begin
+        raw_repository.raw.commit_count
+      rescue
+        0
+      end
     end
   end
 
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