diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/tab-versionControl.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/tab-versionControl.js
index 5512926be..afdec2273 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/tab-versionControl.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/tab-versionControl.js
@@ -647,9 +647,9 @@ RED.sidebar.versionControl = (function() {
                             $.getJSON("projects/"+activeProject.name+"/commits/"+entry.sha,function(result) {
                                 result.project = activeProject;
                                 result.parents = entry.parents;
-                                result.oldRev = entry.sha+"~1";
+                                result.oldRev = entry.parents[0].length !== 0 ? entry.sha+"~1" : entry.sha;
                                 result.newRev = entry.sha;
-                                result.oldRevTitle = RED._("sidebar.project.versionControl.commitCapital")+" "+entry.sha.substring(0,7)+"~1";
+                                result.oldRevTitle = entry.parents[0].length !== 0 ? RED._("sidebar.project.versionControl.commitCapital")+" "+entry.sha.substring(0,7)+"~1" : " ";
                                 result.newRevTitle = RED._("sidebar.project.versionControl.commitCapital")+" "+entry.sha.substring(0,7);
                                 result.date = humanizeSinceDate(parseInt(entry.date));
                                 RED.diff.showCommitDiff(result);