diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 730a3cf..02c6b55 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ pipeline {
         stage ('Initialize variables') {
             steps {
                 script {
-                        def lastVersion = sh(script: "git describe --tags --abbrev=0", returnStdout: true).trim() || null
-                        
+                        def hasTags = sh(script: "git tag -l | wc -l", returnStdout: true).trim().toInteger() > 0
+                        if (hasTags) {
+                            def lastVersion = sh(script: "git describe --tags --abbrev=0", returnStdout: true).trim()
+                        }
                         if (!lastVersion) {
                             lastVersion = "0.0.0"
                         }