diff --git a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/GithubCheckoutProvider.java b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/GithubCheckoutProvider.java
index b7e9c9d4ba75..4f5e19ef37eb 100644
--- a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/GithubCheckoutProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/GithubCheckoutProvider.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.plugins.github;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Computable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.CheckoutProvider;
@@ -55,13 +56,17 @@ public class GithubCheckoutProvider implements CheckoutProvider {
         @Override
         public List<RepositoryInfo> compute() {
           ProgressManager.getInstance().getProgressIndicator().setText("Extracting info about available repositories");
-          return GithubUtil.getAvailableRepos(settings.getLogin(), settings.getPassword());
+          return GithubUtil.getAvailableRepos(settings.getLogin(), settings.getPassword(), false);
         }
       });
     }
     catch (GithubUtil.CancelledException e) {
       return;
     }
+    if (availableRepos.isEmpty()){
+      Messages.showErrorDialog(project, "You don't have any repository available on GitHub.", "Cannot clone");
+      return;
+    }
     Collections.sort(availableRepos, new Comparator<RepositoryInfo>() {
       @Override
       public int compare(final RepositoryInfo r1, final RepositoryInfo r2) {