diff --git a/pkg/handler/git/handler.go b/pkg/handler/git/handler.go
index 4c5d19804b31ba6bd0d1b770fc8c8d93ba70d472..096303374b4fa36a7a62cf4f97a4bea41cb44c73 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/git/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/git/handler.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package git
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
@@ -160,6 +161,16 @@ 		return err
 	}
 
 	file, err := g.gitService.GetAbout(name)
+	if errors.Is(err, object.ErrFileNotFound) {
+		templates.WritePageTemplate(w, &templates.GitItemPage{
+			Name: name,
+			Ref:  ref.Name().Short(),
+			GitItemBase: &templates.GitItemAboutPage{
+				About: []byte("About file not configured properly"),
+			},
+		})
+		return nil
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}