diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 24979d2..b586bec 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const directoryContainsRootPackageJson = (path) => {
 
 const getRepositoryRoot = (path = process.cwd()) => {
   let pathForCheck = path;
-  while (pathForCheck !== '/') {
+  while (pathForCheck !== resolve(pathForCheck, '..')) {
     if (directoryContainsRootPackageJson(pathForCheck)) {
       return pathForCheck;
     }