diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/server/environment/SvnKitEnvironmentRepository.java b/spring-cloud-config-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/server/environment/SvnKitEnvironmentRepository.java
index 34643225..41d66dd0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/server/environment/SvnKitEnvironmentRepository.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/server/environment/SvnKitEnvironmentRepository.java
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ public class SvnKitEnvironmentRepository extends AbstractScmEnvironmentRepositor
 			svnPath = new File(workingDirectory, "branches" + File.separator + label);
 			if(!svnPath.exists()) {
 				svnPath = new File(workingDirectory, "tags" + File.separator + label);
+				if(!svnPath.exists()) {
+					throw new NoSuchLabelException("No label found for: " + label);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		return svnPath;