diff --git a/scripts/pgit.sh b/scripts/pgit.sh
index 39349c35..c91614a9 100644
--- a/scripts/pgit.sh
+++ b/scripts/pgit.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ config()
 		[ "$pdir" = / ] && fatal "didn't find \"proj\" in directory components"
 		pdir=`dirname $pdir`
 	done
-	pdirs=`(cd $pdir; ls -d */.git | sed 's%/.git%%')`
+	pdirs=`(cd $pdir; ls -d */.git 2>/dev/null | sed 's%/.git%%')`
 }
 
 # ------------- commands