diff --git a/common/git/git_pull_handler.cpp b/common/git/git_pull_handler.cpp
index 01e222d125..a696008815 100644
--- a/common/git/git_pull_handler.cpp
+++ b/common/git/git_pull_handler.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ GIT_PULL_HANDLER::~GIT_PULL_HANDLER()
 
 bool GIT_PULL_HANDLER::PerformFetch()
 {
-      // Fetch updates from remote repository
+    if( !m_repo )
+        return false;
+
+    // Fetch updates from remote repository
     git_remote* remote = nullptr;
 
     if( git_remote_lookup( &remote, m_repo, "origin" ) != 0 )
diff --git a/kicad/project_tree_pane.cpp b/kicad/project_tree_pane.cpp
index f903339337..d6ee74dd25 100644
--- a/kicad/project_tree_pane.cpp
+++ b/kicad/project_tree_pane.cpp
@@ -2623,7 +2623,7 @@ void PROJECT_TREE_PANE::onGitSyncTimer( wxTimerEvent& aEvent )
     {
         KIGIT_COMMON* gitCommon = m_TreeProject->GitCommon();
 
-        if( !gitCommon || !gitCommon->GetRepo() )
+        if( !gitCommon )
             return;
 
         GIT_PULL_HANDLER handler( gitCommon );