diff --git a/src/internal/git/repository.go b/src/internal/git/repository.go
index 9d2b2d4918..9b54d38d7a 100644
--- a/src/internal/git/repository.go
+++ b/src/internal/git/repository.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ func Clone(ctx context.Context, rootPath, address string, shallow bool) (*Reposi
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		return r, nil
 	}
 
 	// If we're cloning the whole repo, we need to also fetch the other branches besides the default.