diff --git a/lib/colorls/git.rb b/lib/colorls/git.rb
index 2c5b227..ab37d3c 100644
--- a/lib/colorls/git.rb
+++ b/lib/colorls/git.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ require 'set'
 module ColorLS
   module Git
     def self.status(repo_path)
-      prefix = git_prefix(repo_path)
+      prefix, success = git_prefix(repo_path)
 
-      return unless $CHILD_STATUS.success?
+      return unless success
 
-      prefix = Pathname.new(prefix.chomp)
+      prefix = Pathname.new(prefix)
 
       git_status = Hash.new { |hash, key| hash[key] = Set.new }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ module ColorLS
       private
 
       def git_prefix(repo_path)
-        IO.popen(['git', '-C', repo_path, 'rev-parse', '--show-prefix'], err: :close, &:gets)
+        [
+          IO.popen(['git', '-C', repo_path, 'rev-parse', '--show-prefix'], err: :close, &:gets)&.chomp,
+          $CHILD_STATUS.success?
+        ]
+      rescue Errno::ENOENT
+        [nil, false]
       end
 
       def git_subdir_status(repo_path)
diff --git a/spec/color_ls/git_spec.rb b/spec/color_ls/git_spec.rb
index 9cfdaa5..d3c3b8d 100644
--- a/spec/color_ls/git_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/color_ls/git_spec.rb
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ RSpec.describe ColorLS::Git do
 
   context 'with file in repository root' do
     it 'returns `M`' do
-      allow(subject).to receive(:git_prefix).with('/repo/').and_return('')
+      allow(subject).to receive(:git_prefix).with('/repo/').and_return(['', true])
       allow(subject).to receive(:git_subdir_status).and_yield(git_status(' M foo.txt'))
 
       expect(subject.status('/repo/')).to include('foo.txt' => Set['M'])
     end
 
     it 'returns `??`' do
-      allow(subject).to receive(:git_prefix).with('/repo/').and_return('')
+      allow(subject).to receive(:git_prefix).with('/repo/').and_return(['', true])
       allow(subject).to receive(:git_subdir_status).and_yield(git_status('?? foo.txt'))
 
       expect(subject.status('/repo/')).to include('foo.txt' => Set['??'])
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ RSpec.describe ColorLS::Git do
 
   context 'with file in subdir' do
     it 'returns `M` for subdir' do
-      allow(subject).to receive(:git_prefix).with('/repo/').and_return('')
+      allow(subject).to receive(:git_prefix).with('/repo/').and_return(['', true])
       allow(subject).to receive(:git_subdir_status).and_yield(git_status(' M subdir/foo.txt'))
 
       expect(subject.status('/repo/')).to include('subdir' => Set['M'])
     end
 
     it 'returns `M` and `D` for subdir' do
-      allow(subject).to receive(:git_prefix).with('/repo/').and_return('')
+      allow(subject).to receive(:git_prefix).with('/repo/').and_return(['', true])
       allow(subject).to receive(:git_subdir_status).and_yield(git_status(' M subdir/foo.txt', 'D  subdir/other.c'))
 
       expect(subject.status('/repo/')).to include('subdir' => Set['M', 'D'])