diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4d7690dd..a008f788a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## neptune 1.3.1
+
+### Fixes
+- Fix ImportError when git is missing ([#1359](https://github.com/neptune-ai/neptune-client/pull/1359))
+
 ## neptune 1.3.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/src/neptune/internal/utils/git.py b/src/neptune/internal/utils/git.py
index 9c6acc0ed..fcab09ccd 100644
--- a/src/neptune/internal/utils/git.py
+++ b/src/neptune/internal/utils/git.py
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@
     Union,
 )
 
-import git
-from git.exc import (
-    GitCommandError,
-    InvalidGitRepositoryError,
-    NoSuchPathError,
-)
-
 from neptune.attributes.constants import (
     DIFF_HEAD_INDEX_PATH,
     UPSTREAM_INDEX_DIFF,
@@ -48,6 +41,8 @@
 )
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import git
+
     from neptune import Run
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -85,8 +80,16 @@ def get_repo_from_git_ref(git_ref: Union[GitRef, GitRefDisabled]) -> Optional[gi
         return None
 
     try:
-        return get_git_repo(repo_path=initial_repo_path)
-    except (NoSuchPathError, InvalidGitRepositoryError):
+        from git.exc import (
+            InvalidGitRepositoryError,
+            NoSuchPathError,
+        )
+
+        try:
+            return get_git_repo(repo_path=initial_repo_path)
+        except (NoSuchPathError, InvalidGitRepositoryError):
+            return None
+    except ImportError:
         return None
 
 
@@ -128,9 +131,14 @@ class UncommittedChanges:
 
 def get_diff(repo: git.Repo, commit_ref: str) -> Optional[str]:
     try:
-        return repo.git.diff(commit_ref)
-    except GitCommandError:
-        return
+        from git.exc import GitCommandError
+
+        try:
+            return repo.git.diff(commit_ref)
+        except GitCommandError:
+            return
+    except ImportError:
+        return None
 
 
 def get_relevant_upstream_commit(repo: git.Repo) -> Optional[git.Commit]:
@@ -149,14 +157,19 @@ def search_for_most_recent_ancestor(repo: git.Repo) -> Optional[git.Commit]:
     most_recent_ancestor: Optional[git.Commit] = None
 
     try:
-        for branch in repo.heads:
-            tracking_branch = branch.tracking_branch()
-            if tracking_branch:
-                for ancestor in repo.merge_base(repo.head, tracking_branch.commit):
-                    if not most_recent_ancestor or repo.is_ancestor(most_recent_ancestor, ancestor):
-                        most_recent_ancestor = ancestor
-    except GitCommandError:
-        pass
+        from git.exc import GitCommandError
+
+        try:
+            for branch in repo.heads:
+                tracking_branch = branch.tracking_branch()
+                if tracking_branch:
+                    for ancestor in repo.merge_base(repo.head, tracking_branch.commit):
+                        if not most_recent_ancestor or repo.is_ancestor(most_recent_ancestor, ancestor):
+                            most_recent_ancestor = ancestor
+        except GitCommandError:
+            pass
+    except ImportError:
+        return None
 
     return most_recent_ancestor