diff --git a/iop4api/views/index.py b/iop4api/views/index.py
index 60d050ad..5ceb139a 100644
--- a/iop4api/views/index.py
+++ b/iop4api/views/index.py
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-GIT_COMMIT_HASH = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'rev-parse', 'HEAD'], cwd=os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))).decode('ascii').strip()
-GIT_BRANCH = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'], cwd=os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))).decode('ascii').strip()
-GIT_DESCRIBE = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--always'], cwd=os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))).decode('ascii').strip()
+try:
+    GIT_COMMIT_HASH = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'rev-parse', 'HEAD'], cwd=os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))).decode('ascii').strip()
+    GIT_BRANCH = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'], cwd=os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))).decode('ascii').strip()
+    GIT_DESCRIBE = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--always'], cwd=os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))).decode('ascii').strip()
+except Exception as e:
+    logger.error(f"Error getting git info: {e}")
+    GIT_COMMIT_HASH = "Unknown"
+    GIT_BRANCH = "Unknown"
+    GIT_DESCRIBE = "Unknown"
 
 def index(request, tabs=None):