diff --git a/Repository/AssetVcsRepository.php b/Repository/AssetVcsRepository.php
index 5ff15a2d..4f8c39f8 100644
--- a/Repository/AssetVcsRepository.php
+++ b/Repository/AssetVcsRepository.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use Composer\Package\BasePackage;
 use Composer\Package\CompletePackageInterface;
 use Composer\Package\Loader\ArrayLoader;
+use Composer\Package\Loader\InvalidPackageException;
 use Composer\Package\PackageInterface;
 use Composer\Repository\InvalidRepositoryException;
 use Composer\Repository\Vcs\VcsDriverInterface;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ class AssetVcsRepository extends AbstractAssetVcsRepository
 {
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @throws
      */
     protected function initialize()
     {
@@ -47,6 +50,8 @@ protected function initialize()
 
     /**
      * Init the driver with branches and tags.
+     *
+     * @throws
      */
     protected function initFullDriver()
     {
@@ -57,6 +62,11 @@ protected function initFullDriver()
             $this->initBranches($driver);
             $driver->cleanup();
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            if (!$e instanceof \InvalidArgumentException
+                    && !$e instanceof InvalidPackageException && !$e instanceof InvalidRepositoryException) {
+                throw $e;
+            }
+
             // do nothing
         }
     }