diff --git a/examples/base/.gitignore b/examples/base/.gitignore
index 8901848e..b0b3cfb8 100644
--- a/examples/base/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/base/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-pb_data/
-pb_public/
-pb_migrations/
+# ignore everything
+/*
+
+# exclude from the ignore filter
+!.gitignore
+!main.go
diff --git a/examples/base/main.go b/examples/base/main.go
index a81a7b6d..92fd20d2 100644
--- a/examples/base/main.go
+++ b/examples/base/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/plugins/jsvm"
@@ -27,11 +26,10 @@ func main() {
 	)
 
 	var automigrate bool
-	_, gitErr := exec.LookPath("git")
 	app.RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(
 		&automigrate,
 		"automigrate",
-		gitErr == nil,
+		true,
 		"enable/disable auto migrations",
 	)
 
diff --git a/plugins/migratecmd/migratecmd.go b/plugins/migratecmd/migratecmd.go
index 7ae84eea..b667b28b 100644
--- a/plugins/migratecmd/migratecmd.go
+++ b/plugins/migratecmd/migratecmd.go
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
-	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/migrations"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
@@ -33,9 +31,6 @@ type Options struct {
 	// TemplateLang specifies the template language to use when
 	// generating migrations - js or go (default).
 	TemplateLang string
-
-	// GitPath is the git cmd binary path (default to just "git").
-	GitPath string
 }
 
 type plugin struct {
@@ -70,10 +65,6 @@ func Register(app core.App, rootCmd *cobra.Command, options *Options) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if p.options.GitPath == "" {
-		p.options.GitPath = "git"
-	}
-
 	// attach the migrate command
 	if rootCmd != nil {
 		rootCmd.AddCommand(p.createCommand())
@@ -86,13 +77,9 @@ func Register(app core.App, rootCmd *cobra.Command, options *Options) error {
 			return nil
 		})
 
-		if _, err := exec.LookPath(p.options.GitPath); err != nil {
-			color.Yellow("WARNING: Automigrate cannot be enabled because %s is not installed or accessible.", p.options.GitPath)
-		} else {
-			p.app.OnModelAfterCreate().Add(p.afterCollectionChange())
-			p.app.OnModelAfterUpdate().Add(p.afterCollectionChange())
-			p.app.OnModelAfterDelete().Add(p.afterCollectionChange())
-		}
+		p.app.OnModelAfterCreate().Add(p.afterCollectionChange())
+		p.app.OnModelAfterUpdate().Add(p.afterCollectionChange())
+		p.app.OnModelAfterDelete().Add(p.afterCollectionChange())
 	}
 
 	return nil