diff -r fbb3616f6bd3 -r 13aa04c979d7 src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsGit/GitStatusDialog.py --- a/src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsGit/GitStatusDialog.py Mon Dec 12 19:50:37 2022 +0100 +++ b/src/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsGit/GitStatusDialog.py Tue Dec 13 14:03:13 2022 +0100 @@ -407,11 +407,9 @@ args.append(fn) # find the root of the repo - self.__repodir = self.dname - while not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(self.__repodir, self.vcs.adminDir)): - self.__repodir = os.path.dirname(self.__repodir) - if os.path.splitdrive(self.__repodir)[1] == os.sep: - return + self.__repodir = self.vcs.findRepoRoot(self.dname) + if not self.__repodir: + return self.process.kill() self.process.setWorkingDirectory(self.__repodir)