diff --git a/rubicon_ml/client/config.py b/rubicon_ml/client/config.py
index f1bcc814..4df91a82 100644
--- a/rubicon_ml/client/config.py
+++ b/rubicon_ml/client/config.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Config:
     root_dir : str, optional
         Absolute or relative filepath. Defaults to using the local
         filesystem. Prefix with s3:// to use s3 instead.
-    auto_git_enabled : bool, optional
+    is_auto_git_enabled : bool, optional
         True to use the `git` command to automatically log relevant repository
         information to projects and experiments logged with this client instance,
         False otherwise. Defaults to False.
diff --git a/rubicon_ml/client/project.py b/rubicon_ml/client/project.py
index 74aa11ea..eb1ea7ab 100644
--- a/rubicon_ml/client/project.py
+++ b/rubicon_ml/client/project.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _create_experiment_domain(
         comments,
     ):
         """Instantiates and returns an experiment domain object."""
-        if self.is_auto_git_enabled:
+        if self.is_auto_git_enabled():
             if branch_name is None:
                 branch_name = self._get_branch_name()
             if commit_hash is None:
diff --git a/rubicon_ml/client/rubicon.py b/rubicon_ml/client/rubicon.py
index d8ea41c7..2883f063 100644
--- a/rubicon_ml/client/rubicon.py
+++ b/rubicon_ml/client/rubicon.py
@@ -46,13 +46,20 @@ def __init__(
                 Config(
                     persistence=config["persistence"],
                     root_dir=config["root_dir"],
-                    auto_git_enabled=auto_git_enabled,
+                    is_auto_git_enabled=auto_git_enabled,
                     **storage_options,
                 )
                 for config in composite_config
             ]
         else:
-            self.configs = [Config(persistence, root_dir, auto_git_enabled, **storage_options)]
+            self.configs = [
+                Config(
+                    persistence=persistence,
+                    root_dir=root_dir,
+                    is_auto_git_enabled=auto_git_enabled,
+                    **storage_options,
+                ),
+            ]
 
     @property
     def config(self):
@@ -116,7 +123,7 @@ def _create_project_domain(
         training_metadata: Optional[Union[List[Tuple], Tuple]],
     ):
         """Instantiates and returns a project domain object."""
-        if self.is_auto_git_enabled and github_url is None:
+        if self.is_auto_git_enabled() and github_url is None:
             github_url = self._get_github_url()
 
         if training_metadata is not None:
diff --git a/rubicon_ml/viz/experiments_table.py b/rubicon_ml/viz/experiments_table.py
index fd4785f3..bcf4c11d 100644
--- a/rubicon_ml/viz/experiments_table.py
+++ b/rubicon_ml/viz/experiments_table.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def load_experiment_data(self):
                 "tags": ", ".join(str(tag) for tag in experiment.tags),
             }
 
-            if experiment.commit_hash is not None:
+            if experiment.commit_hash:
                 experiment_record["commit_hash"] = experiment.commit_hash[:7]
 
                 commit_hashes.add(experiment.commit_hash)
diff --git a/tests/unit/client/test_rubicon_client.py b/tests/unit/client/test_rubicon_client.py
index 06214337..c24807de 100644
--- a/tests/unit/client/test_rubicon_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/client/test_rubicon_client.py
@@ -113,6 +113,20 @@ def test_create_project_with_auto_git(mock_completed_process_git):
     rubicon.repository.filesystem.store = {}
 
 
+def test_create_project_withouy_auto_git(mock_completed_process_git):
+    with mock.patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run:
+        mock_run.return_value = mock_completed_process_git
+
+        rubicon = Rubicon("memory", "test-root", auto_git_enabled=False)
+        rubicon.create_project("test_create_project_withouy_auto_git")
+
+        expected = []
+
+    assert mock_run.mock_calls == expected
+
+    rubicon.repository.filesystem.store = {}
+
+
 def test_get_project_by_name(rubicon_and_project_client):
     rubicon, project = rubicon_and_project_client
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/viz/test_experiments_table.py b/tests/unit/viz/test_experiments_table.py
index 5236b7e2..406549a5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/viz/test_experiments_table.py
+++ b/tests/unit/viz/test_experiments_table.py
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ def test_experiments_table(viz_experiments):
     assert experiments_table.is_selectable is True
 
 
+def test_experiments_table_no_git_commit(viz_experiments):
+    for experiment in viz_experiments:
+        experiment._domain.commit_hash = ""
+
+    experiments_table = ExperimentsTable(experiments=viz_experiments, is_selectable=True)
+
+    assert len(viz_experiments) == len(experiments_table.experiments)
+
+
 def test_experiments_table_load_data(viz_experiments):
     experiments_table = ExperimentsTable(experiments=viz_experiments)
     experiments_table.load_experiment_data()