diff --git a/functions.sh b/functions.sh
index 6015704d58..cb52bf816c 100644
--- a/functions.sh
+++ b/functions.sh
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ docker_try_rmi() {
 }
 
 sonic_get_version() {
-    local describe=$(git describe --tags)
-    local latest_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+    local describe=$(git describe --tags 2>/dev/null)
+    local latest_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null)
     local branch_name=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
     if [ -n "$(git status --untracked-files=no -s --ignore-submodules)" ]; then
         local dirty="-dirty-$BUILD_TIMESTAMP"