diff --git a/lib/Git/Client.php b/lib/Git/Client.php
index e7a4ae0..bdb5a48 100644
--- a/lib/Git/Client.php
+++ b/lib/Git/Client.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Client
 
     /**
      * Creates a new repository on the specified path
-     * 
+     *
      * @param string $path Path where the new repository will be created
      * @return Repository Instance of Repository
      */
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Client
 
     /**
      * Opens a repository at the specified path
-     * 
+     *
      * @param string $path Path where the repository is located
      * @return Repository Instance of Repository
      */
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Client
 
     /**
      * Searches for valid repositories on the specified path
-     * 
+     *
      * @param string $path Path where repositories will be searched
      * @return array Found repositories, containing their name, path and description
      */
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ class Client
     {
         $repositories = $this->recurseDirectory($path);
 
-        if (!isset($repositories)) {
+        if (!empty($repositories)) {
             throw new \RuntimeException('There are no GIT repositories in ' . $path);
         }
-        
+
         sort($repositories);
 
         return $repositories;
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class Client
     {
         $dir = new \DirectoryIterator($path);
 
+        $repositories = array();
+
         foreach ($dir as $file) {
             if ($file->isDot()) {
                 continue;
@@ -72,14 +74,14 @@ class Client
 
             $isBare = file_exists($file->getPathname() . '/HEAD');
             $isRepository = file_exists($file->getPathname() . '/.git/HEAD');
-            
+
             if ($file->isDir() && $isRepository || $isBare) {
                 if ($isBare) {
                     $description = file_get_contents($file->getPathname() . '/description');
                 } else {
                     $description = file_get_contents($file->getPathname() . '/.git/description');
                 }
-                
+
                 $repositories[] = array('name' => $file->getFilename(), 'path' => $file->getPathname(), 'description' => $description);
                 continue;
             }
@@ -94,11 +96,11 @@ class Client
 
     /**
      * Execute a git command on the repository being manipulated
-     * 
+     *
      * This method will start a new process on the current machine and
-     * run git commands. Once the command has been run, the method will 
+     * run git commands. Once the command has been run, the method will
      * return the command line output.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param Repository $repository Repository where the command will be run
      * @param string $command Git command to be run
      * @return string Returns the command output
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ class Client
 
     /**
      * Get the current Git binary path
-     * 
+     *
      * @return string Path where the Git binary is located
      */
     protected function getPath()
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ class Client
 
     /**
      * Set the current Git binary path
-     * 
+     *
      * @param string $path Path where the Git binary is located
      */
     protected function setPath($path)