diff --git a/git/diff.py b/git/diff.py index a0076f0cf..fcf40f2be 100644 --- a/git/diff.py +++ b/git/diff.py @@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ def __init__(self, repo, a_rawpath, b_rawpath, a_blob_id, b_blob_id, a_mode, if repo and a_rawpath: for submodule in repo.submodules: if submodule.path == a_rawpath.decode("utf-8"): - repo = submodule.module() + if submodule.module_exists(): + repo = submodule.module() break if a_blob_id is None or a_blob_id == self.NULL_HEX_SHA: