diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/SourceControlInitializationErrorMessage.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/SourceControlInitializationErrorMessage.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7c1bc7022f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/SourceControlInitializationErrorMessage.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { useI18n } from '@/composables/useI18n';
+import { RouterLink } from 'vue-router';
+import { VIEWS } from '@/constants';
+
+const i18n = useI18n();
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<i18n-t keypath="settings.sourceControl.connection.error.message" tag="div">
+		<template #link>
+			<RouterLink :to="{ name: VIEWS.SOURCE_CONTROL }">
+				{{ i18n.baseText('settings.sourceControl.connection.error.link') }}
+			</RouterLink>
+		</template>
+	</i18n-t>
+</template>
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/init.test.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/init.test.ts
index d7b381e3f57..d4e366988b7 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/init.test.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/init.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing';
 import { setActivePinia } from 'pinia';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '@/stores/settings.store';
 import { useVersionsStore } from '@/stores/versions.store';
+import { AxiosError } from 'axios';
+
+const showMessage = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock('@/composables/useToast', () => ({
+	useToast: () => ({ showMessage }),
+}));
 
 vi.mock('@/stores/users.store', () => ({
 	useUsersStore: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ initialize: vi.fn() }),
@@ -108,5 +115,21 @@ describe('Init', () => {
 
 			expect(cloudStoreSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		});
+
+		it('should handle source control initialization error', async () => {
+			vi.mocked(useUsersStore).mockReturnValue({ currentUser: { id: '123' } } as ReturnType<
+				typeof useUsersStore
+			>);
+			vi.spyOn(sourceControlStore, 'getPreferences').mockRejectedValueOnce(
+				new AxiosError('Something went wrong', '404'),
+			);
+			const consoleSpy = vi.spyOn(window.console, 'error');
+			await initializeAuthenticatedFeatures(false);
+			expect(showMessage).toHaveBeenCalled();
+			expect(consoleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				'Failed to initialize source control store',
+				expect.anything(),
+			);
+		});
 	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/init.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/init.ts
index dfdcbe42d22..8b3a69f8203 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/init.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/init.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { h } from 'vue';
 import { useCloudPlanStore } from '@/stores/cloudPlan.store';
 import { useNodeTypesStore } from '@/stores/nodeTypes.store';
 import { useRootStore } from '@/stores/root.store';
@@ -8,6 +9,9 @@ import { useExternalHooks } from '@/composables/useExternalHooks';
 import { useVersionsStore } from '@/stores/versions.store';
 import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/projects.store';
 import { useRolesStore } from './stores/roles.store';
+import { useToast } from '@/composables/useToast';
+import { useI18n } from '@/composables/useI18n';
+import SourceControlInitializationErrorMessage from '@/components/SourceControlInitializationErrorMessage.vue';
 
 let coreInitialized = false;
 let authenticatedFeaturesInitialized = false;
@@ -41,8 +45,10 @@ export async function initializeCore() {
 /**
  * Initializes the features of the application that require an authenticated user
  */
-export async function initializeAuthenticatedFeatures() {
-	if (authenticatedFeaturesInitialized) {
+export async function initializeAuthenticatedFeatures(
+	initialized: boolean = authenticatedFeaturesInitialized,
+) {
+	if (initialized) {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -51,6 +57,8 @@ export async function initializeAuthenticatedFeatures() {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	const i18n = useI18n();
+	const toast = useToast();
 	const sourceControlStore = useSourceControlStore();
 	const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
 	const rootStore = useRootStore();
@@ -60,7 +68,17 @@ export async function initializeAuthenticatedFeatures() {
 	const rolesStore = useRolesStore();
 
 	if (sourceControlStore.isEnterpriseSourceControlEnabled) {
-		await sourceControlStore.getPreferences();
+		try {
+			await sourceControlStore.getPreferences();
+		} catch (e) {
+			toast.showMessage({
+				title: i18n.baseText('settings.sourceControl.connection.error'),
+				message: h(SourceControlInitializationErrorMessage),
+				type: 'error',
+				duration: 0,
+			});
+			console.error('Failed to initialize source control store', e);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (settingsStore.isTemplatesEnabled) {
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json b/packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json
index a9d0045c533..fd17df3433f 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -1881,6 +1881,9 @@
 	"settings.sourceControl.actionBox.description": "Use multiple instances for different environments (dev, prod, etc.), deploying between them via a Git repository.",
 	"settings.sourceControl.actionBox.description.link": "More info",
 	"settings.sourceControl.actionBox.buttonText": "See plans",
+	"settings.sourceControl.connection.error": "Source control failed to connect",
+	"settings.sourceControl.connection.error.message": "We couldn't find the repository connected to this instance. Please double-check your {link} on this instance.",
+	"settings.sourceControl.connection.error.link": "Git configuration",
 	"settings.sourceControl.description": "Use multiple instances for different environments (dev, prod, etc.), deploying between them via a Git repository. {link}",
 	"settings.sourceControl.description.link": "More info",
 	"settings.sourceControl.gitConfig": "Git configuration",