diff --git a/asyncgit/src/lib.rs b/asyncgit/src/lib.rs
index 4251d794..27086d69 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #![forbid(missing_docs)]
 #![deny(clippy::all)]
 #![deny(clippy::result_unwrap_used)]
+#![deny(clippy::panic)]
 
 mod diff;
 mod error;
diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs
index c99577f1..3d9ef85e 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn repo(repo_path: &str) -> Result<Repository> {
     )?;
 
     if repo.is_bare() {
-        panic!("bare repo")
+        return Err(Error::Generic("bare repo".to_string()));
     }
 
     Ok(repo)