diff --git a/templates/env.sh.erb b/templates/env.sh.erb
index e02adbb..133d2ee 100644
--- a/templates/env.sh.erb
+++ b/templates/env.sh.erb
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ export PATH=bin:$PATH
 
 # Boxen is active.
 
-export BOXEN_SETUP_VERSION=`GIT_DIR=$BOXEN_HOME/repo/.git git rev-parse --short HEAD`
+if [ -d "$BOXEN_HOME/repo/.git" ]; then
+  export BOXEN_SETUP_VERSION=`GIT_DIR=$BOXEN_HOME/repo/.git git rev-parse --short HEAD`
+else
+  echo "Boxen could not load properly!"
+fi