diff --git a/bins/src/bin/gnostr-add.rs b/bins/src/bin/gnostr-add.rs
index 9c90700ca8..ab6e7a64b6 100644
--- a/bins/src/bin/gnostr-add.rs
+++ b/bins/src/bin/gnostr-add.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ struct Args {
 }
 
 fn run(args: &Args) -> Result<(), git2::Error> {
-    let repo = Repository::open(&Path::new("."))?;
+    let repo: Repository;
+    repo = match Repository::discover(".") {
+        Ok(repo) => repo,
+        Err(e) => panic!("failed to init: {}", e),
+    };
+
     let mut index = repo.index()?;
 
     let cb = &mut |path: &Path, _matched_spec: &[u8]| -> i32 {