diff --git a/contrib/remote-helpers/git-remote-bzr b/contrib/remote-helpers/git-remote-bzr
index ad42317ca0..8ecee6721d 100755
--- a/contrib/remote-helpers/git-remote-bzr
+++ b/contrib/remote-helpers/git-remote-bzr
@@ -837,6 +837,8 @@ def get_repo(url, alias):
                 bdir.destroy_repository()
             except bzrlib.errors.NotBranchError:
                 pass
+            except bzrlib.errors.NoRepositoryPresent:
+                pass
 
     try:
         repo = origin.open_repository()