diff --git a/gocrypt.bash b/gocrypt.bash
index d5bf021..e6c96f4 100755
--- a/gocrypt.bash
+++ b/gocrypt.bash
@@ -130,8 +130,10 @@ gocrypt_delegate() {
     # Delegate command to another `pass` instance that manages what is inside of the mountpoint
     PASSWORD_STORE_DIR="$PWD/$gocrypt_dec_dir" "$PROGRAM" "$@"
     # Commit if there has been changes due to this operation
-    _cmd_git add "$gocrypt_dir"
-    _cmd_git commit -m "Encrypted pass operation inside gocrypt" "$gocrypt_dir" || echo "No git commit created"
+    if [[ `_cmd_git status --porcelain=v1 "$gocrypt_dir"` ]]; then
+        _cmd_git add "$gocrypt_dir"
+        _cmd_git commit -m "Encrypted pass operation inside gocrypt" "$gocrypt_dir" || echo "No git commit created"
+    fi
 }
 
 gocrypt_crypt() {