diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index 9a7b1ffcc..418c1406e 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func isGitVersionValid(versionStr string) bool {
 
 func isDirectoryAGitRepository(dir string) (bool, error) {
 	info, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, ".git"))
-	return info != nil && info.IsDir(), err
+	return info != nil, err
 }
 
 func (app *App) setupRepo() (bool, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/recent_repos_panel.go b/pkg/gui/recent_repos_panel.go
index 605ae79d3..71354aac1 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/recent_repos_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/recent_repos_panel.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func newRecentReposList(recentRepos []string, currentRepo string) (bool, []strin
 	newRepos := []string{currentRepo}
 	for _, repo := range recentRepos {
 		if repo != currentRepo {
-			if _, err := os.Stat(repo); err != nil {
+			if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(repo, ".git")); err != nil {
 				continue
 			}
 			newRepos = append(newRepos, repo)