diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GitConfigResourceTest.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GitConfigResourceTest.java
index 2389f4abd7..feed89aa8f 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GitConfigResourceTest.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/GitConfigResourceTest.java
@@ -87,6 +87,17 @@ public class GitConfigResourceTest {
     assertTrue(responseString.contains("\"update\":{\"href\":\"/v2/config/git"));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  @SubjectAware(username = "readWrite")
+  public void shouldGetGitConfigEvenWhenItsEmpty() throws URISyntaxException, IOException {
+    when(repositoryHandler.getConfig()).thenReturn(null);
+
+    MockHttpResponse response = get();
+    String responseString = response.getContentAsString();
+
+    assertTrue(responseString.contains("\"disabled\":false"));
+  }
+
   @Test
   @SubjectAware(username = "readOnly")
   public void shouldGetGitConfigWithoutUpdateLink() throws URISyntaxException {