1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index 0a4431f14c1..ed600e29232 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ class Repository
 
   def initialize(path_with_namespace, default_branch)
     @raw_repository = Gitlab::Git::Repository.new(path_with_namespace, default_branch)
+  rescue Gitlab::Git::Repository::NoRepository
+    nil
+  end
+
+  def exists?
+    raw_repository
+  end
+
+  def empty?
+    raw_repository.empty?
   end
 
   def commit(id = nil)