diff --git a/src/Command/CommandBase.php b/src/Command/CommandBase.php
index 691a7c5c1..bff811383 100644
--- a/src/Command/CommandBase.php
+++ b/src/Command/CommandBase.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 use Psr\Log\LoggerAwareInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerAwareTrait;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use Safe\Exceptions\FilesystemException;
 use stdClass;
 use Symfony\Component\Cache\Adapter\FilesystemAdapter;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
@@ -454,16 +455,12 @@ public function promptChooseFromObjectsOrArrays(array|ArrayObject $items, string
   /**
    * Load configuration from .git/config.
    *
-   * @return string[][]|null
+   * @return string[][]
    *   A multidimensional array keyed by file section.
    */
-  private function getGitConfig(): ?array {
+  private function getGitConfig(): array {
     $filePath = $this->projectDir . '/.git/config';
-    if (file_exists($filePath)) {
-      return parse_ini_file($filePath, TRUE);
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
+    return @\Safe\parse_ini_file($filePath, TRUE);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -574,7 +571,8 @@ protected function inferCloudAppFromLocalGitConfig(
       $answer = $this->io->confirm('Would you like Acquia CLI to search for a Cloud application that matches your local git config?');
       if ($answer) {
         $this->output->writeln('Searching for a matching Cloud application...');
-        if ($gitConfig = $this->getGitConfig()) {
+        try {
+          $gitConfig = $this->getGitConfig();
           $localGitRemotes = $this->getGitRemotes($gitConfig);
           if ($cloudApplication = $this->findCloudApplicationByGitUrl($acquiaCloudClient,
             $localGitRemotes)) {
@@ -585,6 +583,9 @@ protected function inferCloudAppFromLocalGitConfig(
           $this->output->writeln('<comment>Could not find a matching Cloud application.</comment>');
           return NULL;
         }
+        catch (FilesystemException $e) {
+          throw new AcquiaCliException($e->getMessage());
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/src/Commands/Ssh/SshKeyUploadCommandTest.php b/tests/phpunit/src/Commands/Ssh/SshKeyUploadCommandTest.php
index 2a5e3fc00..47f9696ba 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/src/Commands/Ssh/SshKeyUploadCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/src/Commands/Ssh/SshKeyUploadCommandTest.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public function providerTestUpload(): array {
           // Would you like to wait until Cloud Platform is ready? (yes/no)
           'y',
           // Would you like Acquia CLI to search for a Cloud application that matches your local git config? (yes/no)
-          'y',
+          'n',
         ],
         // Perms.
         TRUE,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public function providerTestUpload(): array {
           // Would you like to wait until Cloud Platform is ready? (yes/no)
           'y',
           // Would you like Acquia CLI to search for a Cloud application that matches your local git config? (yes/no)
-          'y',
+          'n',
         ],
         // Perms.
         FALSE,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public function providerTestUpload(): array {
   /**
    * @dataProvider providerTestUpload
    */
-  public function testUpload(mixed $args, mixed $inputs, mixed $perms): void {
+  public function testUpload(array $args, array $inputs, bool $perms): void {
     $sshKeysRequestBody = $this->getMockRequestBodyFromSpec('/account/ssh-keys');
     $body = [
       'json' => [