diff --git a/InvenTree/part/fixtures/part.yaml b/InvenTree/part/fixtures/part.yaml
index f50a48c42d..5acba3e4c5 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/fixtures/part.yaml
+++ b/InvenTree/part/fixtures/part.yaml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
     name: 'Green chair'
     description: 'A template chair part which is green'
     variant_of: 10000
+    is_template: true
     category: 7
     trackable: true
     creation_date: '2030-01-01'
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/helpers.py b/InvenTree/plugin/helpers.py
index 211641514a..1352c0ac65 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/helpers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/helpers.py
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ def get_git_log(path):
                 datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(commit.author_time).isoformat(),
                 commit.message.decode().split('\n')[0],
             ]
+        except KeyError as err:
+            logger.debug('No HEAD tag found in git repo at path %s', path)
         except NotGitRepository:
             pass