diff --git a/.github/commit.mjs b/.github/commit.mjs
index 2a51670..c98f526 100644
--- a/.github/commit.mjs
+++ b/.github/commit.mjs
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env zx
 
+const getOutput = ({ stdout }) => stdout;
+
 await $`git config --local user.email "leonid.shutov.main@gmail.com"`;
 await $`git config --local user.name "leonid-shutov"`;
 await $`git add .`;
 
-// workaround not to have extra symbols in commands with dashes
+const getWorkingTreeStatus = () => $`git status --porcelain`.then(getOutput);
+
+if (!(await getWorkingTreeStatus())) {
+  echo("Nothing to commit");
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
 await $`git commit -m "UPDATE README"`;
 
 await $`git push`;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-readme.mjs b/.github/workflows/update-readme.mjs
index bf5944f..8640783 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-readme.mjs
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-readme.mjs
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ $.verbose = false;
   await $`cat init.vim >> README.md`;
   const end = "```";
   await $`echo ${end} >> README.md`;
-  const commitMessage = "UPDATE README";
-  await $`npx zx .github/commit.mjs --message "${commitMessage}"`;
+  await $`npx zx .github/commit.mjs`;
 })();