diff --git a/src/khoj/processor/content/github/github_to_entries.py b/src/khoj/processor/content/github/github_to_entries.py
index fb22e7a2..58161879 100644
--- a/src/khoj/processor/content/github/github_to_entries.py
+++ b/src/khoj/processor/content/github/github_to_entries.py
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ class GithubToEntries(TextToEntries):
         # Extract markdown files from the repository
         markdown_files = []
         org_files = []
+        if "tree" not in contents:
+            return markdown_files, org_files
+
         for item in contents["tree"]:
             # Find all markdown files in the repository
             if item["type"] == "blob" and item["path"].endswith(".md"):