diff --git a/scripts/pgit.sh b/scripts/pgit.sh
index d29aba16..d26e544f 100644
--- a/scripts/pgit.sh
+++ b/scripts/pgit.sh
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ cmd_get()
 		fi
 	}
 
+	project_current_revision() {
+		local dir="$1"
+		if [ -d $dir ]; then
+			git -C $dir rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+		else
+			echo master
+		fi
+	}
+
 	local remote_base="$global_remote_base"
 	local remote_subpath="$global_remote_subpath"
 	local whoami="$(id -un)"
@@ -202,7 +211,7 @@ cmd_get()
 		cur=`expr $cur + 1`
 		local pull_url=$remote_base/$from_user$remote_subpath/$project_name
 		local push_url=$remote_base/$remote_user$remote_subpath/$project_name
-		local cur_ref=$(git -C $project_dir rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+		local cur_ref=$(project_current_revision $project_dir)
 		local remote_name="jw-$from_user"
 		local from_ref="${refspec[1]}"
 		local to_ref="${refspec[2]}"