1diff --git a/pkg/handler/git/handler.go b/pkg/handler/git/handler.go
 2index 4c5d19804b31ba6bd0d1b770fc8c8d93ba70d472..096303374b4fa36a7a62cf4f97a4bea41cb44c73 100644
 3--- a/pkg/handler/git/handler.go
 4+++ b/pkg/handler/git/handler.go
 5@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package git
 6 
 7 import (
 8 	"bytes"
 9+	"errors"
10 	"fmt"
11 	"io"
12 	"log/slog"
13@@ -160,6 +161,16 @@ 		return err
14 	}
15 
16 	file, err := g.gitService.GetAbout(name)
17+	if errors.Is(err, object.ErrFileNotFound) {
18+		templates.WritePageTemplate(w, &templates.GitItemPage{
19+			Name: name,
20+			Ref:  ref.Name().Short(),
21+			GitItemBase: &templates.GitItemAboutPage{
22+				About: []byte("About file not configured properly"),
23+			},
24+		})
25+		return nil
26+	}
27 	if err != nil {
28 		return err
29 	}