diff --git a/scm/git.scm.zsh b/scm/git.scm.zsh
index 095f36012..f3af909a2 100644
--- a/scm/git.scm.zsh
+++ b/scm/git.scm.zsh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 function scm_in_git_repo () {
-    if [[ -d .git ]]; then
+    if [ "$(git st 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
         echo 1
     fi
 }
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ scm_parse_git_dirty () {
   else
     echo "$ZSH_THEME_SCM_PROMPT_CLEAN"
   fi
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}