diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/gitrepo/RepoCommandTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/gitrepo/RepoCommandTest.java
index 3e6d13a..ca6f2e1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/gitrepo/RepoCommandTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/gitrepo/RepoCommandTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.GitAPIException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.InvalidRefNameException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.InvalidRemoteException;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.gitrepo.RepoCommand.ManifestErrorException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.gitrepo.RepoCommand.RemoteFile;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.JGitText;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.junit.JGitTestUtil;
@@ -1337,6 +1339,28 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testInvalidPath() throws Exception {
+		Repository remoteDb = createBareRepository();
+		Repository tempDb = createWorkRepository();
+
+		StringBuilder xmlContent = new StringBuilder();
+		xmlContent.append("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n")
+				.append("<manifest>")
+				.append("<remote name=\"remote1\" fetch=\".\" />")
+				.append("<default revision=\"master\" remote=\"remote1\" />")
+				.append("<project path=\".\" ").append("name=\"")
+				.append(defaultUri).append("\" />").append("</manifest>");
+		JGitTestUtil.writeTrashFile(tempDb, "manifest.xml",
+				xmlContent.toString());
+
+		RepoCommand command = new RepoCommand(remoteDb);
+		command.setPath(
+				tempDb.getWorkTree().getAbsolutePath() + "/manifest.xml")
+				.setURI(rootUri).setRecommendShallow(true);
+		assertThrows(ManifestErrorException.class, () -> command.call());
+	}
+
 	private void resolveRelativeUris() {
 		// Find the longest common prefix ends with "/" as rootUri.
 		defaultUri = defaultDb.getDirectory().toURI().toString();
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/gitrepo/BareSuperprojectWriter.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/gitrepo/BareSuperprojectWriter.java
index e6626ae..f63cc6d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/gitrepo/BareSuperprojectWriter.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/gitrepo/BareSuperprojectWriter.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jgit.dircache.DirCache;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.dircache.DirCacheBuilder;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.dircache.DirCacheEntry;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.dircache.InvalidPathException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.gitrepo.RepoCommand.ManifestErrorException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.gitrepo.RepoCommand.RemoteFile;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.gitrepo.RepoCommand.RemoteReader;
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@
 			}
 			// In the last try, just propagate the exceptions
 			return commitTreeOnCurrentTip(inserter, rw, treeId);
-		} catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
+		} catch (IOException | InterruptedException | InvalidPathException e) {
 			throw new ManifestErrorException(e);
 		}
 	}