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diff --git a/objects/base.py b/objects/base.py
index b8cec47f..5f2f7809 100644
--- a/objects/base.py
+++ b/objects/base.py
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ class Object(LazyMixin):
:return: new object instance of a type appropriate to represent the given
binary sha1
:param sha1: 20 byte binary sha1"""
+ if sha1 == cls.NULL_BIN_SHA:
+ # the NULL binsha is always the root commit
+ return get_object_type_by_name('commit')(repo, sha1)
+ #END handle special case
oinfo = repo.odb.info(sha1)
inst = get_object_type_by_name(oinfo.type)(repo, oinfo.binsha)
inst.size = oinfo.size