diff --git a/migrate_gitlab_to_gogs.py b/migrate_gitlab_to_gogs.py
index d24271f..4726a34 100755
--- a/migrate_gitlab_to_gogs.py
+++ b/migrate_gitlab_to_gogs.py
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ for i in range(len(filtered_projects)):
     # Git pull and push
     subprocess.check_call(['git','clone','--bare',src_url])
     os.chdir(src_url.split('/')[-1])
-    subprocess.check_call(['git','push','--mirror',dst_url])
+    branches=subprocess.check_output(['git','branch','-a'])
+    if len(branches) == 0:
+        print('\n\nThis repository is empty - skipping push')
+    else:
+        subprocess.check_call(['git','push','--mirror',dst_url])
     os.chdir('..')
     subprocess.check_call(['rm','-rf',src_url.split('/')[-1]])