diff --git a/app/roles/repository.rb b/app/roles/repository.rb
index 882ec31..8942eae 100644
--- a/app/roles/repository.rb
+++ b/app/roles/repository.rb
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ module Repository
 
   def has_commits?
     !!commit
+  rescue Grit::NoSuchPathError
+    false
   end
 
   def root_ref
diff --git a/app/views/admin/projects/show.html.haml b/app/views/admin/projects/show.html.haml
index f85b6e4..c742fb3 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/projects/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/projects/show.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     %i.icon-edit
     Edit
 
-- if !@admin_project.has_post_receive_file? && @admin_project.commit
+- if !@admin_project.has_post_receive_file? && @admin_project.has_commits?
   %br
   .alert.alert-error
     %span
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