diff --git a/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml b/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml
index 85e442e115c..50e0bad3ccf 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
               git init
               git remote add origin #{ content_tag(:span, default_url_to_repo, class: 'clone')}
               git add .
-              git commit
+              git commit -m "Initial commit"
               git push -u origin master
 
         %fieldset
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/31254-change-git-commit-command-in-existing-folder.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/31254-change-git-commit-command-in-existing-folder.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..950336ea932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/31254-change-git-commit-command-in-existing-folder.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Change Git commit command in Existing folder to git commit -m
+merge_request: 10900
+author: TM Lee