diff --git a/app/js/index.js b/app/js/index.js
index 280e8556..8c2ca1df 100644
--- a/app/js/index.js
+++ b/app/js/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 		$('.js-container').html(gitlit.templates.main({files: files}));
 	});
 
+	ipcRenderer.on('isNoGitLfsRepo', (event, repoDir) => {
+		$('.js-container').html(gitlit.templates.isNoGitLfsRepo({repoDir: repoDir}));
+	});
+
 	ipcRenderer.on('notification', (event, notification) => {
 		if (notification.message) {
 			var notice = PNotify.alert({
diff --git a/app/js/templates.js b/app/js/templates.js
index 7a806999..8861b3e2 100644
--- a/app/js/templates.js
+++ b/app/js/templates.js
@@ -38,5 +38,10 @@ gitlit.templates = {
 				Refresh
 			</a>
 		</div>
-		`)
+	`),
+	isNoGitLfsRepo: ejs.compile(`
+		<div class="alert alert-danger">
+			<%= repoDir %> is not a git lfs repo.
+		</div>
+	`)
 };
diff --git a/app/main.js b/app/main.js
index f373f90e..4ec704c7 100644
--- a/app/main.js
+++ b/app/main.js
@@ -103,12 +103,16 @@ function createWindow() {
 		getLfsFileList(repoDir, (err, files) => {
 			if (err) {
 				console.error(err);
-				process.exit(1);
+
+				win.webContents.send('isNoGitLfsRepo', repoDir);
+				return;
 			}
 			getLfsLocks(repoDir, (err, lockedFiles) => {
 				if (err) {
 					console.error(err);
-					process.exit(1);
+
+					win.webContents.send('isNoGitLfsRepo', repoDir);
+					return;
 				}
 				let allFiles = [];