diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/garden/http.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/garden/http.go
index ff7f47fe07a..9c6d018b22d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/garden/http.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/garden/http.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func getCommits(client *http.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, maxCommits int) ([]*
 			})
 		}
 		link := resp.Header["Link"]
-		if !strings.Contains(link[0], "last") {
+		if len(link) > 0 && !strings.Contains(link[0], "last") {
 			paginating = false
 		}
 		page++