diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/git/fs/GitFSServiceCEImpl.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/git/fs/GitFSServiceCEImpl.java
index 3c9bba2d35b1..afc9a743163c 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/git/fs/GitFSServiceCEImpl.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/git/fs/GitFSServiceCEImpl.java
@@ -182,13 +182,26 @@ public Mono<Tuple2<ArtifactType, String>> obtainArtifactTypeAndIdentifierFromGit
         return obtainArtifactTypeFromGitRepository(jsonTransformationDTO).zipWith(Mono.just(""));
     }
 
+    protected Mono<ArtifactType> handleErrorWhileArtifactTypeIdentification(Throwable exception) {
+        if (exception instanceof AppsmithException appsmithException
+                && AppsmithError.GIT_FILE_SYSTEM_ERROR.getAppErrorCode().equals(appsmithException.getAppErrorCode())) {
+            return Mono.just(ArtifactType.APPLICATION);
+        }
+
+        return Mono.error(exception);
+    }
+
     public Mono<ArtifactType> obtainArtifactTypeFromGitRepository(ArtifactJsonTransformationDTO jsonTransformationDTO) {
         String workspaceId = jsonTransformationDTO.getWorkspaceId();
         String placeHolder = jsonTransformationDTO.getBaseArtifactId();
         String repoName = jsonTransformationDTO.getRepoName();
         Path temporaryStorage = Path.of(workspaceId, placeHolder, repoName);
 
-        return commonGitFileUtils.getArtifactJsonTypeOfRepository(temporaryStorage);
+        return commonGitFileUtils
+                .getArtifactJsonTypeOfRepository(temporaryStorage)
+                .onErrorResume(error -> {
+                    return handleErrorWhileArtifactTypeIdentification(error);
+                });
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/helpers/ce/CommonGitFileUtilsCE.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/helpers/ce/CommonGitFileUtilsCE.java
index d0c04b9230b3..5c4c54603c81 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/helpers/ce/CommonGitFileUtilsCE.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/helpers/ce/CommonGitFileUtilsCE.java
@@ -867,7 +867,8 @@ public Mono<ArtifactType> getArtifactJsonTypeOfRepository(Path repoSuffix) {
                     if (metadataJsonObject == null) {
                         log.error(
                                 "Error in retrieving the metadata from the file system for repository {}", repoSuffix);
-                        return Mono.error(new AppsmithException(AppsmithError.GIT_FILE_SYSTEM_ERROR));
+                        return Mono.error(
+                                new AppsmithException(AppsmithError.NO_RESOURCE_FOUND, CommonConstants.METADATA));
                     }
 
                     JsonElement artifactJsonType = metadataJsonObject.get(ARTIFACT_JSON_TYPE);
@@ -876,7 +877,8 @@ public Mono<ArtifactType> getArtifactJsonTypeOfRepository(Path repoSuffix) {
                         log.error(
                                 "artifactJsonType attribute not found in the metadata file for repository {}",
                                 repoSuffix);
-                        return Mono.error(new AppsmithException(AppsmithError.GIT_FILE_SYSTEM_ERROR));
+                        return Mono.error(new AppsmithException(
+                                AppsmithError.GIT_FILE_SYSTEM_ERROR, "No artifactJsonType attribute found"));
                     }
 
                     return Mono.just(artifactJsonType.getAsString());