diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/GitHookEventFacade.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/GitHookEventFacade.java
index 1c86ce1072..32fef659a4 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/GitHookEventFacade.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/GitHookEventFacade.java
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ public class GitHookEventFacade implements Closeable {
         internalJGitThread.join();
       } catch (InterruptedException e) {
         LOG.debug("got interrupted in internal git thread for repository id {}", context.getRepositoryId(), e);
+        Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
       } finally {
         LOG.debug("internal git thread ended for repository id {}", context.getRepositoryId());
         doFire(RepositoryHookType.POST_RECEIVE, context);