diff --git a/lua/autocmd.lua b/lua/autocmd.lua
index 802b83f..fd250a4 100644
--- a/lua/autocmd.lua
+++ b/lua/autocmd.lua
@@ -27,8 +27,12 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('TextYankPost', {
 
 vim.api.nvim_create_user_command('CDToGitRoot', function()
   local handle = io.popen 'git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null'
-  local git_root = handle:read('*a'):gsub('\n', '')
-  handle:close()
+  local git_root
+
+  if handle then
+    git_root = handle:read('*a'):gsub('\n', '')
+    handle:close()
+  end
 
   if git_root == '' then
     print 'Not in a Git repository'