diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
index 44b8778ee..6ed9bc8f1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ void sendString(final String s) throws IOException {
 				try {
 					postReceive.onPostReceive(this, filterCommands(Result.OK));
 				} catch (Throwable e) {
+					// empty
 				}
 				throw new UnpackException(unpackError);
 			}