diff --git a/lua/aw_watcher/utils.lua b/lua/aw_watcher/utils.lua
index a0cd746..7f42ef4 100644
--- a/lua/aw_watcher/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/aw_watcher/utils.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ local function set_project_name()
 end
 
 local function set_branch_name()
-    local branch = vim.fn.system("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD")
+    local branch = vim.fn.system("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null"):gsub("\n", "")
     vim.b.branch_name = branch == "" and "unknown" or branch
     return vim.b.branch_name
 end