diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/navbar.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/navbar.blade.php
index 107e12818b..c2255aa94c 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/navbar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/navbar.blade.php
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
         <?php
         // We want to show the current branch.  This will only be set on development or staging environments.
         $branch = "Unknown branch";
-        @exec('git branch | ' . "grep ' * '", $shellOutput);
-        foreach ($shellOutput as $line) {
-            if (strpos($line, '* ') !== false) {
-                $branch = trim(strtolower(str_replace('* ', '', $line)));
+        if (is_dir('.git')) {
+            @exec('git branch | ' . "grep ' * '", $shellOutput);
+            foreach ($shellOutput as $line) {
+                if (strpos($line, '* ') !== false) {
+                    $branch = trim(strtolower(str_replace('* ', '', $line)));
+                }
             }
         }
         ?>