1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 029f2da2e4e..7ab7df4fdcd 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   include GroupDescendant
   include Gitlab::SQL::Pattern
   include DeploymentPlatform
+  include ::Gitlab::Utils::StrongMemoize
 
   extend Gitlab::ConfigHelper
   extend Gitlab::CurrentSettings
@@ -993,9 +994,13 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def repo_exists?
-    @repo_exists ||= repository.exists?
-  rescue
-    @repo_exists = false
+    strong_memoize(:repo_exists) do
+      begin
+        repository.exists?
+      rescue
+        false
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   def root_ref?(branch)