diff --git a/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml b/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml
index dfe45a3802d..e577d35d560 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
         cd existing_folder
         git init
         git remote add origin #{ content_tag(:span, default_url_to_repo, class: 'clone')}
+        git add .
+        git commit
         git push -u origin master
 
 - if can? current_user, :remove_project, @project