diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
index 3ac225fd6e..e76123c6d8 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ def inventreeDjangoVersion():
 def inventreeCommitHash():
     """ Returns the git commit hash for the running codebase """
 
-    return str(subprocess.check_output('git rev-parse --short HEAD'.split()), 'utf-8').strip()
+    try:
+        return str(subprocess.check_output('git rev-parse --short HEAD'.split()), 'utf-8').strip()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return None
 
 
 def inventreeCommitDate():
     """ Returns the git commit date for the running codebase """
 
-    d = str(subprocess.check_output('git show -s --format=%ci'.split()), 'utf-8').strip()
-
-    return d.split(' ')[0]
+    try:
+        d = str(subprocess.check_output('git show -s --format=%ci'.split()), 'utf-8').strip()
+        return d.split(' ')[0]
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return None