diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index 9a70b0c9..6f90fd0b 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Repository
       c.update_project(path, project)
     end
 
-    write_hooks
+    write_hooks if File.exists?(project.path_to_repo)
   end
 
   def destroy_repository