diff --git a/nushell/env.nu b/nushell/env.nu
index ea1d530..52246d1 100644
--- a/nushell/env.nu
+++ b/nushell/env.nu
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def create_left_prompt [] {
 
     let git_status = do { git status -s } | complete | get stdout | str trim -c "\n"
 
-    let git_changed = if git_status == "" {
+    let git_changed = if $git_status == "" {
       ""
     } else {
       "*"