diff --git a/functions b/functions
index 52bf5ee..a8717f3 100644
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ udot() {
   info=$(git --no-pager log --pretty="%h by %an <%ae> on %cd" -1 --abbrev-commit)
   local=$(git --no-pager log --pretty="%H" -1)
   remote=$(git ls-remote origin | awk "/HEAD/ {print \$1}")
-  gstatus=$(git status -s)
+  gstatus=$(git status --porcelain)
 
   echo -e ""
   echo -e '    ____      U  ___ u _____    _____              _     U _____ u ____    '
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ udot() {
   echo -e "$info"
   echo -e ""
 
-  if [ "$status" != "" ]; then
+  if [ -n "$status" ]; then
     echo -e "Local changes:"
     echo -e "$gstatus"
     echo -e ""