diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitRepositoryHandler.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitRepositoryHandler.java
index c1cbdb912e..e0ff384b91 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitRepositoryHandler.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitRepositoryHandler.java
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ public class GitRepositoryHandler
         extends AbstractSimpleRepositoryHandler<GitConfig>
 {
 
+  /** Field description */
+  public static final String DIRECTORY_REFS = "refs";
+
   /** Field description */
   public static final String TYPE_DISPLAYNAME = "Git";
 
@@ -267,4 +270,18 @@ public class GitRepositoryHandler
   {
     return GitConfig.class;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param directory
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Override
+  protected boolean isRepository(File directory)
+  {
+    return new File(directory, DIRECTORY_REFS).exists();
+  }
 }