diff --git a/palera1n.sh b/palera1n.sh
index dadfe7e..213d012 100755
--- a/palera1n.sh
+++ b/palera1n.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ network_timeout=-1 # seconds; -1 - unlimited
 version="1.4.1"
 os=$(uname)
 dir="$(pwd)/binaries/$os"
-commit=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+commit=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD || true)
+branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD || true)
 max_args=1
 arg_count=0
 disk=8