diff --git a/src/segment_git.go b/src/segment_git.go
index 0a16d5b4..32923e5f 100644
--- a/src/segment_git.go
+++ b/src/segment_git.go
@@ -310,7 +310,10 @@ func (g *git) getGitCommand() string {
 
 func (g *git) getGitCommandOutput(args ...string) string {
 	args = append([]string{"-C", g.gitRealFolder, "--no-optional-locks", "-c", "core.quotepath=false", "-c", "color.status=false"}, args...)
-	val, _ := g.env.runCommand(g.getGitCommand(), args...)
+	val, err := g.env.runCommand(g.getGitCommand(), args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
 	return val
 }