diff --git a/blueocean-git-pipeline/pom.xml b/blueocean-git-pipeline/pom.xml
index 4d4798b8bb..2fa6b48b55 100644
--- a/blueocean-git-pipeline/pom.xml
+++ b/blueocean-git-pipeline/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     <jacoco.haltOnFailure>true</jacoco.haltOnFailure>
   </properties>
 
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
diff --git a/blueocean-git-pipeline/src/main/java/io/jenkins/blueocean/blueocean_git_pipeline/GitUtils.java b/blueocean-git-pipeline/src/main/java/io/jenkins/blueocean/blueocean_git_pipeline/GitUtils.java
index dea0e5a5bd..5c6b99b11b 100644
--- a/blueocean-git-pipeline/src/main/java/io/jenkins/blueocean/blueocean_git_pipeline/GitUtils.java
+++ b/blueocean-git-pipeline/src/main/java/io/jenkins/blueocean/blueocean_git_pipeline/GitUtils.java
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ static List<ErrorMessage.Error> validateCredentials(@NonNull String uri, @Nullab
     private static boolean checkCauseNotAuthenticated( GitException e) {
        if(e.getCause() instanceof TransportException){
            TransportException te = (TransportException)e.getCause();
+           if(StringUtils.contains(te.getMessage(), "Cannot log in ")) {
+               return true;
+           }
            IllegalStateException stateException = getIllegalStateException(te.getCause());
            if(stateException!=null){
                return StringUtils.contains(stateException.getMessage(), "not authenticated.");