diff --git a/pagure/lib/git.py b/pagure/lib/git.py
index b722988..f47aa34 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/git.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/git.py
@@ -1515,3 +1515,25 @@ def log_commits_to_db(session, project, commits, gitdir):
             date_created=date_created.datetime
         )
         session.add(log)
+
+
+def reinit_git(project, repofolder):
+    ''' Delete and recreate a git folder
+    :args project: SQLAlchemy object of the project
+    :args folder: The folder which contains the git repos
+    like TICKETS_FOLDER for tickets and REQUESTS_FOLDER for
+    pull requests
+    '''
+
+    repo_path = os.path.join(repofolder, project.path)
+    if not os.path.exists(repo_path):
+        return
+
+    # delete that repo
+    shutil.rmtree(repo_path)
+
+    # create it again
+    pygit2.init_repository(
+            repo_path, bare=True,
+            mode=pygit2.C.GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_SHARED_GROUP
+    )
diff --git a/pagure/ui/repo.py b/pagure/ui/repo.py
index e4ab560..cb5be2f 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/repo.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/repo.py
@@ -1919,6 +1919,14 @@ def regenerate_git(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
     form = pagure.forms.ConfirmationForm()
     if form.validate_on_submit():
         if regenerate.lower() == 'requests':
+
+            # delete the requests repo and reinit
+            # in case there are no requests
+            if len(repo.requests) == 0:
+                pagure.lib.git.reinit_git(
+                    project=repo,
+                    repofolder=APP.config['REQUESTS_FOLDER']
+                )
             for request in repo.requests:
                 pagure.lib.git.update_git(
                     request, repo=repo,
@@ -1928,6 +1936,14 @@ def regenerate_git(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
             regenerate.lower() == 'tickets' and
             repo.settings.get('issue_tracker') and
             pagure.APP.config.get('ENABLE_TICKETS')):
+
+            # delete the ticket repo and reinit
+            # in case there are no tickets
+            if len(repo.issues) == 0:
+                pagure.lib.git.reinit_git(
+                    project=repo,
+                    repofolder=APP.config['TICKETS_FOLDER']
+                )
             for ticket in repo.issues:
                 pagure.lib.git.update_git(
                     ticket, repo=repo,