diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritplugin.cpp
index 249c1e39d60..80f5f56d141 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritplugin.cpp
@@ -366,11 +366,17 @@ void GerritPlugin::push()
     QPointer<GerritPushDialog> dialog = new GerritPushDialog(topLevel, Core::ICore::mainWindow());
 
     if (!dialog->localChangesFound()) {
-        QMessageBox::critical(Core::ICore::mainWindow(), tr("No Local Changes"),
+        QMessageBox::warning(Core::ICore::mainWindow(), tr("No Local Changes"),
                               tr("Change from HEAD appears to be in remote branch already. Aborting."));
         return;
     }
 
+    if (!dialog->valid()) {
+        QMessageBox::warning(Core::ICore::mainWindow(), tr("Initialization Failed"),
+                              tr("Failed to initialize dialog. Aborting."));
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (dialog->exec() == QDialog::Rejected)
         return;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritpushdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritpushdialog.cpp
index 538b0cf37b5..b981f69b52f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritpushdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritpushdialog.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ GerritPushDialog::GerritPushDialog(const QString &workingDir, QWidget *parent) :
     m_workingDir(workingDir),
     m_ui(new Ui::GerritPushDialog),
     m_remoteBranches(new QMap<QString,QString>()),
-    m_localChangesFound(true)
+    m_localChangesFound(false),
+    m_valid(false)
 {
     setWindowFlags(windowFlags() & ~Qt::WindowContextHelpButtonHint);
     m_ui->setupUi(this);
@@ -59,21 +60,21 @@ GerritPushDialog::GerritPushDialog(const QString &workingDir, QWidget *parent) :
          << QLatin1String("HEAD") << QLatin1String("--not")<< QLatin1String("--remotes");
 
     if (!gitClient->synchronousLog(m_workingDir, args, &output) || output.isEmpty())
-        reject();
+        return;
 
     output.chop(1);
     if (output.isEmpty()) {
-        output = QLatin1String("HEAD");
-        m_localChangesFound = false;
+        return;
     } else {
         output = output.mid(output.lastIndexOf(QLatin1Char('\n')) + 1);
+        m_localChangesFound = true;
     }
 
     args.clear();
     args << QLatin1String("--remotes") << QLatin1String("--contains") << output;
 
     if (!gitClient->synchronousBranchCmd(m_workingDir, args, &output, &error))
-        reject();
+        return;
 
     QString head = QLatin1String("/HEAD");
     QStringList refs = output.split(QLatin1Char('\n'));
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ GerritPushDialog::GerritPushDialog(const QString &workingDir, QWidget *parent) :
     args << QLatin1String("--remotes");
 
     if (!gitClient->synchronousBranchCmd(m_workingDir, args, &output, &error))
-        reject();
+        return;
 
     refs.clear();
     refs = output.split(QLatin1String("\n"));
@@ -117,7 +118,6 @@ GerritPushDialog::GerritPushDialog(const QString &workingDir, QWidget *parent) :
     }
     const int remoteCount = m_ui->remoteComboBox->count();
     if (remoteCount < 1) {
-        reject();
         return;
     } else if (remoteCount == 1) {
         m_ui->remoteLabel->hide();
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ GerritPushDialog::GerritPushDialog(const QString &workingDir, QWidget *parent) :
     }
     connect(m_ui->branchComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(setChangeRange()));
     setRemoteBranches();
+    m_valid = true;
 }
 
 GerritPushDialog::~GerritPushDialog()
@@ -169,6 +170,11 @@ bool GerritPushDialog::localChangesFound() const
     return m_localChangesFound;
 }
 
+bool GerritPushDialog::valid() const
+{
+    return m_valid;
+}
+
 void GerritPushDialog::setRemoteBranches()
 {
     m_ui->branchComboBox->clear();
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritpushdialog.h b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritpushdialog.h
index c976dbb1eb2..8bbddcaaf1f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritpushdialog.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritpushdialog.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
     QString selectedTopic() const;
     QString reviewers() const;
     bool localChangesFound() const;
+    bool valid() const;
 
 private slots:
     void setChangeRange();
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ private:
     Ui::GerritPushDialog *m_ui;
     QMap<QString,QString> *m_remoteBranches;
     bool m_localChangesFound;
+    bool m_valid;
 };