title: Unable to clone subprojects in gitlab after upgrading to version 9
body: <p>I am trying to clone subgroup repository in gitlab but when I am trying to clone I am getting</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>/info/refs not valid: is this a git repository?</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I am getting this error only for subgroups in gitlab.</p>
  
  <p>I am not sure what I am missing here, I checked the repository URL everything is working fine. I don't have option to connect via ssh as it is disabled in our environment.</p>