diff --git a/Config/HugoExample/files/main.sh b/Config/HugoExample/files/main.sh
index 75bad27..7a78f39 100644
--- a/Config/HugoExample/files/main.sh
+++ b/Config/HugoExample/files/main.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ echo "DEV=$DEV"
 
 echo "*** Creating Git Repo ***"
 sudo -u hugo git clone --recurse-submodules $REPO /var/www/hugo/site
+status="$?"
+
+echo "*** Validating Git Repo ***"
+if [[ $status != 0 || ! -d /var/www/hugo/site/.git ]]; then
+	echo "ERROR: Hugo project may not have cloned correctly. status='$status'"
+	echo "Aborting."
+	exit 1
+fi
 
 echo "*** Copying Static Files to NGINX ***"
 sudo -u hugo /var/www/hugo/cronjob.sh