diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Geo Replicate a new Git repository type.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Geo Replicate a new Git repository type.md
index 5cb99ebcb17e..71a962d17895 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Geo Replicate a new Git repository type.md	
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Geo Replicate a new Git repository type.md	
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ That's all of the required database changes.
         ::Gitlab::GitAccessCoolWidget
       end
 
+      def self.no_repo_message
+        git_access_class.error_message(:no_repo)
+      end
+
       # The feature flag follows the format `geo_#{replicable_name}_replication`,
       # so here it would be `geo_cool_widget_replication`
       def self.replication_enabled_by_default?
@@ -351,6 +355,9 @@ That's all of the required database changes.
   ```
 
 - [ ] Make sure a Geo secondary site can request and download Cool Widgets on the Geo primary site. You may need to make some changes to `Gitlab::GitAccessCoolWidget`. For example, see [this change for Group-level Wikis](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/54914/diffs?commit_id=0f2b36f66697b4addbc69bd377ee2818f648dd33).
+
+- [ ] Make sure a Geo secondary site can replicate Cool Widgets where repository does not exist on the Geo primary site. The only way to know about this is to parse the error text. You may need to make some changes to `Gitlab::CoolWidgetReplicator.no_repo_message` to return the proper error message. For example, see [this change for Group-level Wikis](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/74133).
+
 - [ ] Generate the feature flag definition file by running the feature flag command and following the command prompts:
 
   ```shell
diff --git a/ee/app/replicators/geo/group_wiki_repository_replicator.rb b/ee/app/replicators/geo/group_wiki_repository_replicator.rb
index 66a9cacf9776..7398024f169e 100644
--- a/ee/app/replicators/geo/group_wiki_repository_replicator.rb
+++ b/ee/app/replicators/geo/group_wiki_repository_replicator.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ def self.git_access_class
       ::Gitlab::GitAccessWiki
     end
 
+    def self.no_repo_message
+      git_access_class.error_message(:no_group_repo)
+    end
+
     def repository
       model_record.repository
     end
diff --git a/ee/app/replicators/geo/snippet_repository_replicator.rb b/ee/app/replicators/geo/snippet_repository_replicator.rb
index 891fda1e0545..8590d6b23e9d 100644
--- a/ee/app/replicators/geo/snippet_repository_replicator.rb
+++ b/ee/app/replicators/geo/snippet_repository_replicator.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ def self.git_access_class
       ::Gitlab::GitAccessSnippet
     end
 
+    def self.no_repo_message
+      git_access_class.error_message(:no_repo)
+    end
+
     override :verification_feature_flag_enabled?
     def self.verification_feature_flag_enabled?
       true
diff --git a/ee/app/services/geo/framework_repository_sync_service.rb b/ee/app/services/geo/framework_repository_sync_service.rb
index 1bd8972ed1aa..95e2beda9328 100644
--- a/ee/app/services/geo/framework_repository_sync_service.rb
+++ b/ee/app/services/geo/framework_repository_sync_service.rb
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ def sync_repository
       log_info('Expiring caches')
       repository.after_create
     rescue Gitlab::Shell::Error, Gitlab::Git::BaseError => e
-      # In some cases repository does not exist, the only way to know about this is to parse the error text.
-      # If it does not exist we should consider it as successfully downloaded.
-      if e.message.include?(replicator.class.git_access_class.error_message(:no_repo))
+      # In some cases repository does not exist, the only way to know about this
+      # is to parse the error text. If the repository does not exist on the
+      # primary, then the state on this secondary matches the primary, and
+      # therefore the repository is successfully synced.
+      if e.message.include?(replicator.class.no_repo_message)
         log_info('Repository is not found, marking it as successfully synced')
         mark_sync_as_successful(missing_on_primary: true)
       else
diff --git a/ee/spec/replicators/geo/group_wiki_repository_replicator_spec.rb b/ee/spec/replicators/geo/group_wiki_repository_replicator_spec.rb
index 483135a695c0..c49d00dea3ed 100644
--- a/ee/spec/replicators/geo/group_wiki_repository_replicator_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/replicators/geo/group_wiki_repository_replicator_spec.rb
@@ -6,4 +6,10 @@
   let(:model_record) { build(:group_wiki_repository, group: create(:group)) }
 
   include_examples 'a repository replicator'
+
+  describe '.no_repo_message' do
+    it 'returns the proper error message for group-level wikis' do
+      expect(replicator.class.no_repo_message).to eq(::Gitlab::GitAccessWiki.error_message(:no_group_repo))
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/ee/spec/replicators/geo/snippet_repository_replicator_spec.rb b/ee/spec/replicators/geo/snippet_repository_replicator_spec.rb
index a10734713473..021a749da30a 100644
--- a/ee/spec/replicators/geo/snippet_repository_replicator_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/replicators/geo/snippet_repository_replicator_spec.rb
@@ -8,4 +8,10 @@
 
   include_examples 'a repository replicator'
   it_behaves_like 'a verifiable replicator'
+
+  describe '.no_repo_message' do
+    it 'returns the proper error message for snippet repositories' do
+      expect(replicator.class.no_repo_message).to eq(::Gitlab::GitAccessSnippet.error_message(:no_repo))
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/geo/framework_repository_sync_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/geo/framework_repository_sync_service_spec.rb
index 8494fbfdc8c5..b778b0850b56 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/geo/framework_repository_sync_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/geo/framework_repository_sync_service_spec.rb
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@
         .with(url_to_repo, forced: true, http_authorization_header: anything)
         .and_raise(Gitlab::Shell::Error.new(Gitlab::GitAccessSnippet::ERROR_MESSAGES[:no_repo]))
 
+      expect(replicator.class).to receive(:no_repo_message).once.and_call_original
+
       subject.execute
 
       expect(registry).to have_attributes(
diff --git a/ee/spec/support/shared_examples/models/concerns/repository_replicator_strategy_shared_examples.rb b/ee/spec/support/shared_examples/models/concerns/repository_replicator_strategy_shared_examples.rb
index 842146911f6e..1f0294ab2e35 100644
--- a/ee/spec/support/shared_examples/models/concerns/repository_replicator_strategy_shared_examples.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/support/shared_examples/models/concerns/repository_replicator_strategy_shared_examples.rb
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe '.no_repo_message' do
+    it 'is implemented' do
+      expect(replicator.class.no_repo_message).to be_a(String)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#model' do
     let(:invoke_model) { replicator.class.model }