diff --git a/lib/command-requirements.js b/lib/command-requirements.js
index e22f78c..bd1ed37 100644
--- a/lib/command-requirements.js
+++ b/lib/command-requirements.js
@@ -1,27 +1,24 @@
 var fs = require('fs'),
-    path = require('path');
+    path = require('path'),
+    exec = require('child_process').exec;
 
 module.exports = {
   git: function(req) {
-    var stat;
     try {
-      stat = fs.statSync(req.path + '/.git/');
-      if (stat.isDirectory()) {
-        return true;
-      }
-    } catch (e) {
-      // check if the directory is a submodule
-      // addresses https://github.com/mixu/gr/issues/54
-      if (e.code === 'ENOTDIR' || e.code === 'ENOENT') {
-        var parentPath = path.dirname(req.path);
-        try {
-          stat = fs.statSync(parentPath + '/.gitmodules');
-          if (stat.isFile()) {
-            return true;
-          }
-        } catch (e) { }
-      }
-    }
+      exec('git rev-parse --show-prefix', {
+        cwd: req.path,
+      }, function(err, stdout, stderr) {
+        stdout = stdout.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm,'').trim()
+        if(err !== null) {
+          console.log('*** Not a Git repository, should return false\n>>> req.path: "' + req.path + '"\n>>> err: ' + err + '\n>>> stdout: "' + stdout + '"\n>>> stderr: "' + stderr + '"');
+        }
+        if(stdout) {
+          console.log('*** Not in repository/submodule root dir, should return false\n>>> req.path: "' + req.path + '"\n>>> err: ' + err + '\n>>> stdout: "' + stdout + '"\n>>> stderr: "' + stderr + '"');
+        }
+        console.log('*** OK, return true or do nothing\n>>> req.path: "' + req.path + '"\n>>> err: ' + err + '\n>>> stdout: "' + stdout + '"\n>>> stderr: "' + stderr + '"');
+      });
+      return true;
+    } catch (e) { }
     if (req.format === 'human') {
       console.log('Skipped ' + req.path + ' as it does not have a .git subdirectory and is not a submodule.');
     }