diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/repo/GitRepositoryTagsHolderImpl.kt b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/repo/GitRepositoryTagsHolderImpl.kt
index e069ec5c2187..1f0fb6699c59 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/repo/GitRepositoryTagsHolderImpl.kt
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/repo/GitRepositoryTagsHolderImpl.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+// Copyright 2000-2026 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package git4idea.repo
 
 import com.intellij.execution.process.ProcessOutputType
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ internal class GitRepositoryTagsHolderImpl(
   init {
     cs.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
       updateRequests.collectLatest {
-        _state.value = loadTagsFromGit()
+        try {
+          _state.value = loadTagsFromGit()
+        }
+        catch (e: VcsException) {
+          LOG.warn("Failed to load tags from Git", e)
+        }
       }
     }