diff --git a/src/GitHub.Api/Git/GitClient.cs b/src/GitHub.Api/Git/GitClient.cs
index e3f8f5b7b..c7439b504 100644
--- a/src/GitHub.Api/Git/GitClient.cs
+++ b/src/GitHub.Api/Git/GitClient.cs
@@ -120,18 +120,29 @@ public ITask<ValidateGitInstallResult> ValidateGitInstall(NPath path)
             Version gitVersion = null;
             Version gitLfsVersion = null;
 
-            var gitVersionTask = new GitVersionTask(cancellationToken).Configure(processManager, path);
-            var gitLfsVersionTask = new GitLfsVersionTask(cancellationToken).Configure(processManager, path);
-
-            return gitVersionTask
-                .Then((result, version) => gitVersion = version)
-                .Then(gitLfsVersionTask)
-                .Then((result, version) => gitLfsVersion = version)
-                .Then(success => new ValidateGitInstallResult(success &&
+            var endTask = new FuncTask<ValidateGitInstallResult>(cancellationToken,
+                () => new ValidateGitInstallResult(
                     gitVersion?.CompareTo(Constants.MinimumGitVersion) >= 0 &&
                     gitLfsVersion?.CompareTo(Constants.MinimumGitLfsVersion) >= 0,
-                    gitVersion, gitLfsVersion)
-                );
+                    gitVersion, gitLfsVersion));
+              
+            var gitLfsVersionTask = new GitLfsVersionTask(cancellationToken).Configure(processManager, path);
+            
+            gitLfsVersionTask
+                .Then((result, version) => {return gitLfsVersion = version;})
+                .Then(endTask, taskIsTopOfChain: true);
+
+            gitLfsVersionTask.Then(endTask, TaskRunOptions.OnFailure, taskIsTopOfChain:true);
+
+            var gitVersionTask = new GitVersionTask(cancellationToken).Configure(processManager, path);
+
+            gitVersionTask
+                .Then((result, version) => { return gitVersion = version; })
+                .Then(gitLfsVersionTask, taskIsTopOfChain: true);
+            
+            gitVersionTask.Then(endTask, TaskRunOptions.OnFailure, taskIsTopOfChain:true);
+
+            return endTask;
         }
 
         public ITask Init(IOutputProcessor<string> processor = null)
diff --git a/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/GitPathView.cs b/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/GitPathView.cs
index b2031f83e..17128c4ac 100644
--- a/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/GitPathView.cs
+++ b/src/UnityExtension/Assets/Editor/GitHub.Unity/UI/GitPathView.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ class GitPathView : Subview
         private const string BrowseButton = "...";
         private const string GitInstallBrowseTitle = "Select git binary";
         private const string ErrorInvalidPathMessage = "Invalid Path.";
-        private const string ErrorGettingSoftwareVersionMessage = "Error getting software versions.";
+        private const string ErrorValidatingGitPath = "Error validating Git Path.";
+        private const string ErrorGitNotFoundMessage = "Git not found.";
+        private const string ErrorGitLfsNotFoundMessage = "Git LFS not found.";
         private const string ErrorMinimumGitVersionMessageFormat = "Git version {0} found. Git version {1} is required.";
         private const string ErrorMinimumGitLfsVersionMessageFormat = "Git LFS version {0} found. Git LFS version {1} is required.";
 
@@ -216,12 +218,12 @@ private void ValidateAndSetGitInstallPath(string value)
             gitVersionErrorMessage = null;
 
             GitClient.ValidateGitInstall(value.ToNPath())
-                .ThenInUI((sucess, result) =>
+                .FinallyInUI((success, exception, result) =>
                 {
-                    if (!sucess)
+                    if (!success)
                     {
-                        Logger.Trace(ErrorGettingSoftwareVersionMessage);
-                        gitVersionErrorMessage = ErrorGettingSoftwareVersionMessage;
+                        Logger.Trace(ErrorValidatingGitPath);
+                        gitVersionErrorMessage = ErrorValidatingGitPath;
                     }
                     else if (!result.IsValid)
                     {
@@ -232,28 +234,39 @@ private void ValidateAndSetGitInstallPath(string value)
 
                         var errorMessageStringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
 
-                        if (result.GitVersion < Constants.MinimumGitVersion)
+                        if (result.GitVersion == null)
                         {
-                            errorMessageStringBuilder.AppendFormat(ErrorMinimumGitVersionMessageFormat,
-                                result.GitVersion, Constants.MinimumGitVersion);
+                            errorMessageStringBuilder.Append(ErrorGitNotFoundMessage);
                         }
-
-                        if (result.GitLfsVersion < Constants.MinimumGitLfsVersion)
+                        else if (result.GitLfsVersion == null)
+                        {
+                            errorMessageStringBuilder.Append(ErrorGitLfsNotFoundMessage);
+                        }
+                        else
                         {
-                            if (errorMessageStringBuilder.Length > 0)
+                            if (result.GitVersion < Constants.MinimumGitVersion)
                             {
-                                errorMessageStringBuilder.Append(Environment.NewLine);
+                                errorMessageStringBuilder.AppendFormat(ErrorMinimumGitVersionMessageFormat,
+                                    result.GitVersion, Constants.MinimumGitVersion);
                             }
 
-                            errorMessageStringBuilder.AppendFormat(ErrorMinimumGitLfsVersionMessageFormat,
-                                result.GitLfsVersion, Constants.MinimumGitLfsVersion);
+                            if (result.GitLfsVersion < Constants.MinimumGitLfsVersion)
+                            {
+                                if (errorMessageStringBuilder.Length > 0)
+                                {
+                                    errorMessageStringBuilder.Append(Environment.NewLine);
+                                }
+
+                                errorMessageStringBuilder.AppendFormat(ErrorMinimumGitLfsVersionMessageFormat,
+                                    result.GitLfsVersion, Constants.MinimumGitLfsVersion);
+                            }
                         }
 
                         gitVersionErrorMessage = errorMessageStringBuilder.ToString();
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        Logger.Warning("Software versions meet minimums Git:{0} GitLfs:{1}",
+                        Logger.Trace("Software versions meet minimums Git:{0} GitLfs:{1}",
                             result.GitVersion,
                             result.GitLfsVersion);