diff --git a/src/git/Repository.cpp b/src/git/Repository.cpp
index 8c639fe9..d7f91016 100644
--- a/src/git/Repository.cpp
+++ b/src/git/Repository.cpp
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ Repository::operator git_repository *() const { return d->repo; }
 
 QDir Repository::dir(bool includeGitFolder) const {
   QDir dir(git_repository_path(d->repo));
-  if (!includeGitFolder) {
-    assert(dir.dirName() == ".git");
+  if (!includeGitFolder && dir.dirName() == ".git") {
     if (!dir.cdUp()) {
       assert(false); // must be done explicit, because in release build the
                      // assert will not be executed, so assert(dir.cdUp()) does