diff --git a/src/git-repository-provider.js b/src/git-repository-provider.js
index 4107b9672..37d811399 100644
--- a/src/git-repository-provider.js
+++ b/src/git-repository-provider.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ async function isValidGitDirectory(directory) {
   return (
     (await directory.getFile('HEAD').exists()) &&
     (await commonDir.getSubdirectory('objects').exists()) &&
-    await commonDir.getSubdirectory('refs').exists()
+    commonDir.getSubdirectory('refs').exists()
   );
 }