diff --git a/repo.lisp b/repo.lisp
index a0e9d99..1bba699 100644
--- a/repo.lisp
+++ b/repo.lisp
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
(defvar *svn*
#+unix (or (probe-file "/usr/bin/svn")
(probe-file "/usr/local/bin/svn")
- (first-line (sh "which svn"))))
+ (first-line (ignore-errors (sh "which svn")))))
(defun $svn (&rest args)
(apply 'run-program *svn* args))