1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index d732a2886..c58a239ce 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -246,9 +246,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Mixfile do
     identifier_filter = ~r/[^0-9a-z\-]+/i
 
     git_available? = match?({_output, 0}, System.cmd("sh", ["-c", "command -v git"]))
+    dotgit_present? = File.exists?(".git")
 
     git_pre_release =
-      if git_available? do
+      if git_available? and dotgit_present? do
         {tag, tag_err} =
           System.cmd("git", ["describe", "--tags", "--abbrev=0"], stderr_to_stdout: true)
 
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Mixfile do
     # Branch name as pre-release version component, denoted with a dot
     branch_name =
       with true <- git_available?,
+           true <- dotgit_present?,
            {branch_name, 0} <- System.cmd("git", ["rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"]),
            branch_name <- String.trim(branch_name),
            branch_name <- System.get_env("PLEROMA_BUILD_BRANCH") || branch_name,