diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/rawGitService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/rawGitService.ts
index ef8cbf3b89827f319ef29b284a7660031e8d8cfb..72b14d943fe3998e6cd3329afe0b913ce6283854 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/rawGitService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/node/rawGitService.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ export class RawGitService implements IRawGitService {
 	}
 
 	statusCount(): TPromise<number> {
+		if (!this.repo) {
+			return TPromise.as(0);
+		}
+		
 		return this.status().then(r => r ? r.status.length : 0);
 	}