diff --git a/aider/repo.py b/aider/repo.py
index 1b44b8b75..8a76ce6de 100644
--- a/aider/repo.py
+++ b/aider/repo.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ANY_GIT_ERROR += [
     BufferError,
     TypeError,
     ValueError,
+    AttributeError,
 ]
 ANY_GIT_ERROR = tuple(ANY_GIT_ERROR)