diff --git a/src/internal/git/repository.go b/src/internal/git/repository.go
index 9d2b2d4918..295d83df3a 100644
--- a/src/internal/git/repository.go
+++ b/src/internal/git/repository.go
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ func Clone(ctx context.Context, rootPath, address string, shallow bool) (*Reposi
 		err := r.gitCloneFallback(ctx, gitURLNoRef, ref, shallow)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
+		} else {
+			return r, nil
 		}
 	}