1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index ef82e8bd63..89e1729d1a 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -1215,6 +1215,9 @@ if {[catch {
 	load_config 1
 	apply_config
 	choose_repository::pick
+	if {![file isdirectory $_gitdir]} {
+		exit 1
+	}
 	set picked 1
 }