diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/Bridge.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/Bridge.java
index c7c27564f2..bf7316ae55 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/Bridge.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/Bridge.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.git.handler.hook.WriteLatexPutHook;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.server.FileHandler;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.server.PostbackContents;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.server.PostbackHandler;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.base.DisabledRepositoryException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.base.ForbiddenException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.getforversion.SnapshotAttachment;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.push.PostbackManager;
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ public class Bridge {
      * @param hostname
      * @throws SnapshotPostException
      * @throws IOException
+     * @throws DisabledRepositoryException
      * @throws ForbiddenException
      */
     public void push(
@@ -391,7 +393,7 @@ public class Bridge {
             RawDirectory directoryContents,
             RawDirectory oldDirectoryContents,
             String hostname
-    ) throws SnapshotPostException, IOException, ForbiddenException {
+    ) throws SnapshotPostException, IOException, DisabledRepositoryException, ForbiddenException {
         try (LockGuard __ = lock.lockGuard(projectName)) {
             pushCritical(
                     oauth2,
@@ -460,6 +462,7 @@ public class Bridge {
      * @param directoryContents
      * @param oldDirectoryContents
      * @throws IOException
+     * @throws DisabledRepositoryException
      * @throws ForbiddenException
      * @throws SnapshotPostException
      */
@@ -468,7 +471,7 @@ public class Bridge {
             String projectName,
             RawDirectory directoryContents,
             RawDirectory oldDirectoryContents
-    ) throws IOException, ForbiddenException, SnapshotPostException {
+    ) throws IOException, DisabledRepositoryException, ForbiddenException, SnapshotPostException {
         Log.info("[{}] Pushing", projectName);
         String postbackKey = postbackManager.makeKeyForProject(projectName);
         Log.info(
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/snapshot/SnapshotApi.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/snapshot/SnapshotApi.java
index d4edf22189..7b842779dd 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/snapshot/SnapshotApi.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/snapshot/SnapshotApi.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.bridge.snapshot;
 
 import com.google.api.client.auth.oauth2.Credential;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.data.CandidateSnapshot;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.base.DisabledRepositoryException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.base.ForbiddenException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.exception.FailedConnectionException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.getdoc.GetDocResult;
@@ -33,13 +34,14 @@ public interface SnapshotApi {
             String postbackKey);
 
     static <T> T getResult(CompletableFuture<T> result)
-            throws FailedConnectionException, ForbiddenException {
+            throws DisabledRepositoryException, FailedConnectionException, ForbiddenException {
         try {
             return result.join();
         } catch (CompletionException e) {
             try {
                 throw e.getCause();
-            } catch (FailedConnectionException
+            } catch (DisabledRepositoryException
+                    | FailedConnectionException
                     | ForbiddenException
                     | RuntimeException r) {
                 throw r;
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/snapshot/SnapshotApiFacade.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/snapshot/SnapshotApiFacade.java
index ea4d388101..69a7d0a317 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/snapshot/SnapshotApiFacade.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/snapshot/SnapshotApiFacade.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.google.api.client.auth.oauth2.Credential;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.data.CandidateSnapshot;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.data.model.Snapshot;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.git.exception.GitUserException;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.base.DisabledRepositoryException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.base.ForbiddenException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.exception.FailedConnectionException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.getdoc.GetDocResult;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ public class SnapshotApiFacade {
             Optional<Credential> oauth2,
             CandidateSnapshot candidateSnapshot,
             String postbackKey
-    ) throws FailedConnectionException, ForbiddenException {
+    ) throws DisabledRepositoryException, FailedConnectionException, ForbiddenException {
         return SnapshotApi.getResult(api.push(
                 oauth2, candidateSnapshot, postbackKey));
     }
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/server/Oauth2Filter.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/server/Oauth2Filter.java
index e33294f75e..54f5754ace 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/server/Oauth2Filter.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/server/Oauth2Filter.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Request;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.application.config.Oauth2;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.bridge.snapshot.SnapshotApi;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.base.DisabledRepositoryException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.base.ForbiddenException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.getdoc.GetDocRequest;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.util.Instance;
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ public class Oauth2Filter implements Filter {
                     filterChain
             );
             return;
+        } catch (DisabledRepositoryException e) {
+            Log.info("[{}] Git access disabled", project);
+            throw new ServletException(e);
         }
         Log.info("[{}] Auth not needed", project);
         filterChain.doFilter(servletRequest, servletResponse);
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/DisabledRepositoryException.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/DisabledRepositoryException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a2640d6be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/DisabledRepositoryException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.snapshot.base;
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.git.exception.SnapshotAPIException;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class DisabledRepositoryException extends SnapshotAPIException {
+
+    @Override
+    public void fromJSON(JsonElement json) {}
+
+    @Override
+    public String getMessage() {
+        return "project not accessible over git";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> getDescriptionLines() {
+        return Arrays.asList(getMessage());
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/Request.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/Request.java
index 58491fb736..ee0849493e 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/Request.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/Request.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public abstract class Request<T extends Result> {
         return ret;
     }
 
-    private T getResult() throws FailedConnectionException, ForbiddenException {
+    private T getResult() throws DisabledRepositoryException, FailedConnectionException, ForbiddenException {
         try {
             HttpResponse response = future.get();
             Log.info(
@@ -68,12 +68,18 @@ public abstract class Request<T extends Result> {
             throw new FailedConnectionException();
         } catch (ExecutionException e) {
             Throwable cause = e.getCause();
-            if (cause instanceof HttpResponseException &&
-                    (((HttpResponseException) cause).getStatusCode() ==
-                            HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED ||
-                    ((HttpResponseException) cause).getStatusCode() ==
-                            HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN)) {
-                throw new ForbiddenException();
+            if (cause instanceof HttpResponseException) {
+                HttpResponseException httpCause = (HttpResponseException) cause;
+                switch (httpCause.getStatusCode()) {
+                    case HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED:
+                    case HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN:
+                        throw new ForbiddenException();
+                    case HttpServletResponse.SC_GONE:
+                        throw new DisabledRepositoryException();
+                    default:
+                        break;
+                }
+                throw new FailedConnectionException(cause);
             } else {
                 throw new FailedConnectionException(cause);
             }