diff --git a/oslosphinx/__init__.py b/oslosphinx/__init__.py
index 7f311c8..239eed4 100644
--- a/oslosphinx/__init__.py
+++ b/oslosphinx/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ def _guess_cgit_link():
         git_remote = subprocess.check_output(
             ['git', 'config', '--local', '--get', 'remote.origin.url']
         )
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+    except (OSError, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
+        # git is not present or the command failed
         return None
     else:
         if six.PY3: