diff --git a/src/github/githubRepository.ts b/src/github/githubRepository.ts
index 4471dbdf3b..5b6d42bc9b 100644
--- a/src/github/githubRepository.ts
+++ b/src/github/githubRepository.ts
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ export class GitHubRepository implements IGitHubRepository, vscode.Disposable {
 			if (response && response.status === 200) {
 				this._repositoryReturnsAvatar = true;
 			}
-
-			this._repositoryReturnsAvatar = false;
+			else {
+				this._repositoryReturnsAvatar = false;
+			}
 		}
 
 		return this._repositoryReturnsAvatar;