diff -r 67b961a59678 -r d3be8955cb94 src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/hg.py
--- a/src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/hg.py Wed Dec 21 11:47:29 2022 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/hg.py Thu Dec 22 09:34:33 2022 +0100
@@ -3024,7 +3024,7 @@
"""
# find the root of the repo
repodir = project.getProjectPath()
- while not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(repodir, self.adminDir)):
+ while repodir and not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(repodir, self.adminDir)):
repodir = os.path.dirname(repodir)
if not repodir or os.path.splitdrive(repodir)[1] == os.sep:
repodir = ""
