diff --git a/app/models/repository/git.rb b/app/models/repository/git.rb
index 7d96d002c..4ad8b6a16 100644
--- a/app/models/repository/git.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository/git.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ class Repository::Git < Repository
 
   def default_branch
     scm.default_branch
+  rescue Exception => e
+    logger.error "git: error during get default branch: #{e.message}"
+    nil
   end
 
   def find_changeset_by_name(name)