diff --git a/internal/controller/gitrepository_controller.go b/internal/controller/gitrepository_controller.go
index 7d4efc4f2..5bafc1a04 100644
--- a/internal/controller/gitrepository_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/gitrepository_controller.go
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ func (r *GitRepositoryReconciler) reconcileSource(ctx context.Context, sp *patch
 
 	// Validate sparse checkout paths after successful checkout.
 	if err := r.validateSparseCheckoutPaths(ctx, obj, dir); err != nil {
-		e := serror.NewStalling(
+		e := serror.NewGeneric(
 			fmt.Errorf("failed to sparse checkout directories : %w", err),
 			sourcev1.GitOperationFailedReason,
 		)
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ func (r *GitRepositoryReconciler) getAuthOpts(ctx context.Context, obj *sourcev1
 	default:
 		// analyze secret, if it has github app data, perhaps provider should have been github.
 		if appID := authData[github.KeyAppID]; len(appID) != 0 {
-			e := serror.NewStalling(
+			e := serror.NewGeneric(
 				fmt.Errorf("secretRef '%s/%s' has github app data but provider is not set to github", obj.GetNamespace(), obj.Spec.SecretRef.Name),
 				sourcev1.InvalidProviderConfigurationReason,
 			)