diff --git a/git/gitconfig.j2 b/git/gitconfig.j2
index 3aa6cbc..cd41469 100644
--- a/git/gitconfig.j2
+++ b/git/gitconfig.j2
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 [safe]
 	directory = /var/lib/dotfiles
 	directory = /var/lib/dotfiles/*
-[includeIf "gitdir:/var/lib/dotfiles"]
+[includeIf "gitdir:/var/lib/dotfiles/.git"]
     path = /var/lib/dotfiles/gitcfg
 [delta]
     navigate = true    # use n and N to move between diff sections