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diff --git a/‎src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
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diff --git a/‎src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHLicenseTest.java
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@@ -853,18 +853,20 @@ protected void wrapUp(GHCommitComment[] page) {
      * This is a preview item and subject to change.
      *
      * @throws IOException as usual but also if you don't use the preview connector
+     * @return null if there's no license.
      */
     @Preview @Deprecated
     public GHLicense getLicense() throws IOException{
-        return getLicenseContent_().license;
+        GHContentWithLicense lic = getLicenseContent_();
+        return lic!=null ? lic.license : null;
     }
 
     /**
      * Retrieves the contents of the repository's license file - makes an additional API call
      * <p>
      * This is a preview item and subject to change.
      *
-     * @return details regarding the license contents
+     * @return details regarding the license contents, or null if there's no license.
      * @throws IOException as usual but also if you don't use the preview connector
      */
     @Preview @Deprecated
@@ -874,9 +876,13 @@ public GHContent getLicenseContent() throws IOException {
 
     @Preview @Deprecated
     private GHContentWithLicense getLicenseContent_() throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieve()
-                .withHeader("Accept","application/vnd.github.drax-preview+json")
-                .to(getApiTailUrl("license"), GHContentWithLicense.class).wrap(this);
+        try {
+            return root.retrieve()
+                    .withHeader("Accept","application/vnd.github.drax-preview+json")
+                    .to(getApiTailUrl("license"), GHContentWithLicense.class).wrap(this);
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
 
@@ -89,16 +89,6 @@ public void getLicense() throws IOException {
         assertTrue("The HTML URL is correct", license.getHtmlUrl().equals(new URL("http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/")));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Attempts to list the licenses with a non-preview connection
-     *
-     * @throws IOException is expected to be thrown
-     */
-    @Test(expected = IOException.class)
-    public void ListLicensesWithoutPreviewConnection() throws IOException {
-        GitHub.connect().listLicenses();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Accesses the 'kohsuke/github-api' repo using {@link GitHub#getRepository(String)}
      * and checks that the license is correct