diff --git a/lib/git.zsh b/lib/git.zsh
index 9409c92db..7b7b3700f 100644
--- a/lib/git.zsh
+++ b/lib/git.zsh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function git_prompt_info() {
 }
 
 parse_git_dirty () {
-  if [[ $(git status  | tail -n1) != "nothing to commit (working directory clean)" ]]; then
+  if [[ $((git status &> /dev/null) | tail -n1) != "nothing to commit (working directory clean)" ]]; then
     echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY"
   else
     echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN"