diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/ls.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/ls.rs
index df88d143..8fbe6484 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/ls.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/ls.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub fn run(_options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let storage = &profile.storage;
     let mut table = term::Table::default();
 
-    storage.projects()?.into_iter().for_each(|id| {
+    storage.repositories()?.into_iter().for_each(|id| {
         let Ok(repo) = storage.repository(id) else { return };
         let Ok((_, head)) = repo.head() else { return };
         let Ok(proj) = repo.project_of(profile.id()) else { return };
diff --git a/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/delegates.rs b/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/delegates.rs
index ce25f58b..d72c91bb 100644
--- a/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/delegates.rs
+++ b/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/delegates.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async fn delegates_projects_handler(
     let per_page = per_page.unwrap_or(10);
     let storage = &ctx.profile.storage;
     let projects = storage
-        .projects()?
+        .repositories()?
         .into_iter()
         .filter_map(|id| {
             let Ok(repo) = storage.repository(id) else { return None };
diff --git a/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/projects.rs b/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/projects.rs
index a785ca8d..9eb2385d 100644
--- a/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/projects.rs
+++ b/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/projects.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ async fn project_root_handler(
     let per_page = per_page.unwrap_or(10);
     let storage = &ctx.profile.storage;
     let projects = storage
-        .projects()?
+        .repositories()?
         .into_iter()
         .filter_map(|id| {
             let Ok(repo) = storage.repository(id) else { return None };
diff --git a/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/stats.rs b/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/stats.rs
index 79d10cec..873c06e7 100644
--- a/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/stats.rs
+++ b/radicle-httpd/src/api/v1/stats.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub fn router(ctx: Context) -> Router {
 /// `GET /stats`
 async fn stats_handler(State(ctx): State<Context>) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let storage = &ctx.profile.storage;
-    let projects = storage.projects()?.len();
+    let projects = storage.repositories()?.len();
 
     Ok::<_, Error>(Json(
         json!({ "projects": { "count": projects }, "users": { "count": 0 } }),
diff --git a/radicle/src/storage/git.rs b/radicle/src/storage/git.rs
index 29b70001..d996d47a 100644
--- a/radicle/src/storage/git.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/storage/git.rs
@@ -113,15 +113,15 @@ impl ReadStorage for Storage {
     }
 
     fn inventory(&self) -> Result<Inventory, Error> {
-        self.projects()
+        self.repositories()
     }
 }
 
 impl WriteStorage for Storage {
     type Repository = Repository;
 
-    fn repository(&self, proj: Id) -> Result<Self::Repository, Error> {
-        Repository::open(paths::repository(self, &proj), proj)
+    fn repository(&self, rid: Id) -> Result<Self::Repository, Error> {
+        Repository::open(paths::repository(self, &rid), rid)
     }
 }
 
@@ -143,20 +143,26 @@ impl Storage {
         self.path.as_path()
     }
 
-    pub fn projects(&self) -> Result<Vec<Id>, Error> {
-        let mut projects = Vec::new();
+    pub fn repositories(&self) -> Result<Vec<Id>, Error> {
+        let mut repos = Vec::new();
 
         for result in fs::read_dir(&self.path)? {
             let path = result?;
-            let id = Id::try_from(path.file_name())?;
+            let rid = Id::try_from(path.file_name())?;
+            let repo = self.repository(rid)?;
 
-            projects.push(id);
+            // For performance reasons, we don't do a full repository check here.
+            if let Err(e) = repo.head() {
+                log::error!(target: "storage", "Repository {rid} is corrupted: looking up head: {e}");
+                continue;
+            }
+            repos.push(rid);
         }
-        Ok(projects)
+        Ok(repos)
     }
 
     pub fn inspect(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        for proj in self.projects()? {
+        for proj in self.repositories()? {
             let repo = self.repository(proj)?;
 
             for r in repo.raw().references()? {