diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/folders.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/folders.rs
index e250084..b790a04 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/folders.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/folders.rs
@@ -2475,6 +2475,13 @@ pub async fn git_log(
         .map_err(AppCommandError::io)?;
 
     if !output.status.success() {
+        // Empty repo (no commits yet) — return empty list instead of error
+        let stderr_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+        if stderr_str.contains("does not have any commits yet")
+            || stderr_str.contains("unknown revision or path not in the working tree")
+        {
+            return Ok(Vec::new());
+        }
         return Err(git_command_error("log", &output.stderr));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/components/layout/aux-panel-file-tree-tab.tsx b/src/components/layout/aux-panel-file-tree-tab.tsx
index 8cda1d6..4df8655 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/aux-panel-file-tree-tab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/aux-panel-file-tree-tab.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { revealItemInDir } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-opener"
 import ignore from "ignore"
 import { Check, ChevronRight } from "lucide-react"
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl"
+import { toErrorMessage } from "@/lib/app-error"
 import { toast } from "sonner"
 import { useFolderContext } from "@/contexts/folder-context"
 import { useAuxPanelContext } from "@/contexts/aux-panel-context"
@@ -947,7 +948,7 @@ export function FileTreeTab() {
           setGitStatusByPath(new Map())
         }
       } catch (e) {
-        setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e))
+        setError(toErrorMessage(e))
       } finally {
         if (!silent && !loadingReleased) setLoading(false)
       }
diff --git a/src/components/layout/aux-panel-git-log-tab.tsx b/src/components/layout/aux-panel-git-log-tab.tsx
index b195100..4a805dc 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/aux-panel-git-log-tab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/aux-panel-git-log-tab.tsx
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/tauri"
 import type { GitBranchList, GitLogEntry, GitLogFileChange } from "@/lib/types"
 import { toast } from "sonner"
+import { toErrorMessage } from "@/lib/app-error"
 
 function formatRelativeTime(
   dateStr: string,
@@ -684,7 +685,7 @@ export function GitLogTab() {
       } catch (e) {
         setBranchesError((prev) => ({
           ...prev,
-          [fullHash]: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e),
+          [fullHash]: toErrorMessage(e),
         }))
       } finally {
         setBranchesLoading((prev) => ({ ...prev, [fullHash]: false }))
@@ -727,7 +728,7 @@ export function GitLogTab() {
           )
         }
       } catch (e) {
-        setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e))
+        setError(toErrorMessage(e))
       } finally {
         if (inline) {
           setRefreshing(false)
diff --git a/src/contexts/folder-context.tsx b/src/contexts/folder-context.tsx
index 475bdf6..2786458 100644
--- a/src/contexts/folder-context.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/folder-context.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   useRef,
   type ReactNode,
 } from "react"
+import { toErrorMessage } from "@/lib/app-error"
 import { getFolder, listFolderConversations } from "@/lib/tauri"
 import type {
   AgentType,
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ export function FolderProvider({
     } catch (e) {
       if (!mountedRef.current) return
       if (!cached) {
-        setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e))
+        setError(toErrorMessage(e))
       }
     } finally {
       if (mountedRef.current) {