diff --git a/admin/main.go b/admin/main.go
index e6a8ea6e..8f499c4b 100644
--- a/admin/main.go
+++ b/admin/main.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	if sync.GlobalImporter != nil {
 		if err := sync.GlobalImporter.Init(); err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Unable to initialize the importer:", err)
+			log.Fatal("Unable to initialize the importer: ", err.Error())
 		}
 		log.Println("Using", sync.GlobalImporter.Kind())
 
diff --git a/admin/sync/importer_gitbin.go b/admin/sync/importer_gitbin.go
index a1594230..003af57b 100644
--- a/admin/sync/importer_gitbin.go
+++ b/admin/sync/importer_gitbin.go
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ func (i GitImporter) Init() error {
 		}
 		log.Println("Local git repository successfully cloned")
 	} else if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(i.li.Base, ".git")); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-		log.Fatal(i.li.Base, " is not a valid git repository and it cannot be initialized because it's not empty.")
+		log.Println("[ERR] ", i.li.Base, " is not a valid git repository and it cannot be initialized because it's not empty.")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	// Check if the .git directory exists, change the origin remote to our