diff --git a/src/git-repository-async.js b/src/git-repository-async.js
index bfe3bb1ab..9f414ecf9 100644
--- a/src/git-repository-async.js
+++ b/src/git-repository-async.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default class GitRepositoryAsync {
     this.emitter = new Emitter()
     this.subscriptions = new CompositeDisposable()
     this.pathStatusCache = {}
-    this.repoPromise = Git.Repository.openExt(_path)
+    this.repoPromise = Git.Repository.openExt(_path, 0, '')
     this.isCaseInsensitive = fs.isCaseInsensitive()
     this.upstreamByPath = {}