diff --git a/apps/api/src/lib/importers/github.ts b/apps/api/src/lib/importers/github.ts
index f310c4704..c57d804fe 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/lib/importers/github.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/lib/importers/github.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default async function ({
 			applicationId
 		});
 		await asyncExecShell(
-			`git clone -q -b ${branch} https://${url}/${repository}.git ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir} && git checkout ${gitCommitHash || "-"} && git submodule update --init --recursive && git lfs pull && cd .. `
+			`git clone -q -b ${branch} https://${url}/${repository}.git ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir} && git checkout ${gitCommitHash || ""} && git submodule update --init --recursive && git lfs pull && cd .. `
 		);
 
 	} else {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default async function ({
 			applicationId
 		});
 		await asyncExecShell(
-			`git clone -q -b ${branch} https://x-access-token:${token}@${url}/${repository}.git --config core.sshCommand="ssh -p ${customPort}" ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir} && git checkout ${gitCommitHash || "-"} && git submodule update --init --recursive && git lfs pull && cd .. `
+			`git clone -q -b ${branch} https://x-access-token:${token}@${url}/${repository}.git --config core.sshCommand="ssh -p ${customPort}" ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir} && git checkout ${gitCommitHash || ""} && git submodule update --init --recursive && git lfs pull && cd .. `
 		);
 	}
 	const { stdout: commit } = await asyncExecShell(`cd ${workdir}/ && git rev-parse HEAD`);
diff --git a/apps/api/src/lib/importers/gitlab.ts b/apps/api/src/lib/importers/gitlab.ts
index 051e2a9d7..63808589a 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/lib/importers/gitlab.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/lib/importers/gitlab.ts
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ export default async function ({
 
 	if (forPublic) {
 		await asyncExecShell(
-			`git clone -q -b ${branch} https://${url}/${repository}.git ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir}/ && git checkout ${gitCommitHash || "-"} && git submodule update --init --recursive && git lfs pull && cd .. `
+			`git clone -q -b ${branch} https://${url}/${repository}.git ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir}/ && git checkout ${gitCommitHash || ""} && git submodule update --init --recursive && git lfs pull && cd .. `
 		);
 	} else {
 		await asyncExecShell(
-			`git clone -q -b ${branch} git@${url}:${repository}.git --config core.sshCommand="ssh -p ${customPort} -q -i ${repodir}id.rsa -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir}/ && git checkout ${gitCommitHash || "-"} && git submodule update --init --recursive && git lfs pull && cd .. `
+			`git clone -q -b ${branch} git@${url}:${repository}.git --config core.sshCommand="ssh -p ${customPort} -q -i ${repodir}id.rsa -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" ${workdir}/ && cd ${workdir}/ && git checkout ${gitCommitHash || ""} && git submodule update --init --recursive && git lfs pull && cd .. `
 		);
 	}