diff --git a/native/v8_extensions/git.mm b/native/v8_extensions/git.mm
index 488c9d506..960b44da2 100644
--- a/native/v8_extensions/git.mm
+++ b/native/v8_extensions/git.mm
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ namespace v8_extensions {
     }
 
     CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> GetAheadBehindCounts() {
+      CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> result = NULL;
       git_reference *head;
       if (git_repository_head(&head, repo) == GIT_OK) {
         const char* upstreamBranchName;
@@ -167,12 +168,11 @@ namespace v8_extensions {
             const git_oid* upstreamSha = git_reference_target(upstream);
             git_oid mergeBase;
             if (git_merge_base(&mergeBase, repo, headSha, upstreamSha) == GIT_OK) {
-              CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> result = CefV8Value::CreateObject(NULL);
+              result = CefV8Value::CreateObject(NULL);
               int ahead = GetCommitCount(headSha, &mergeBase);
               result->SetValue("ahead", CefV8Value::CreateInt(ahead), V8_PROPERTY_ATTRIBUTE_NONE);
               int behind = GetCommitCount(upstreamSha, &mergeBase);
               result->SetValue("behind", CefV8Value::CreateInt(behind), V8_PROPERTY_ATTRIBUTE_NONE);
-              return result;
             }
             git_reference_free(upstream);
           }
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ namespace v8_extensions {
         git_reference_free(head);
       }
 
-      return CefV8Value::CreateNull();
+      if (result != NULL)
+        return result;
+      else
+        return CefV8Value::CreateNull();
     }
 
     CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> IsIgnored(const char *path) {