diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/git/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/git/index.js
index 111365307..8aabcebe2 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/git/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/projects/git/index.js
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ function runGitCommand(args,cwd,env,emit) {
             err.code = "git_missing_user";
         } else if (/name consists only of disallowed characters/i.test(stderr)) {
             err.code = "git_missing_user";
+        } else if (/nothing (add )?to commit/i.test(stdout)) {
+            return stdout;
         }
         throw err;
     })