diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cd23180..32786aa 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.17
+0.0.18
diff --git a/repo/repo.go b/repo/repo.go
index cbef075..5a6a3fa 100644
--- a/repo/repo.go
+++ b/repo/repo.go
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ func UpdatedFiles(commit string) (files []string, err error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+	if len(out) == 0 && commit != "HEAD^1" {
+		return UpdatedFiles("HEAD^1")
+	}
 	root := Root()
 	for _, f := range strings.Split(string(out), "\n") {
 		if f != "" {