diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 410f163d..b02bc0fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ gitui
 * [x] inspect diffs
 * [x] commit
 * [x] [input polling in thread](assets/perf_compare.jpg)
-* [ ] support non-root git folder wd
 * [ ] show content of new files
 * [ ] discard untracked files (remove)
 * [ ] use [notify](https://crates.io/crates/notify) to watch git
diff --git a/src/git_utils.rs b/src/git_utils.rs
index 441348ec..eeaa4745 100644
--- a/src/git_utils.rs
+++ b/src/git_utils.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use git2::{
     build::CheckoutBuilder, DiffFormat, DiffOptions, IndexAddOption,
-    ObjectType, Repository, StatusOptions, StatusShow,
+    ObjectType, Repository, RepositoryOpenFlags, StatusOptions,
+    StatusShow,
 };
 use std::path::Path;
 
@@ -91,7 +92,12 @@ pub fn get_diff(p: &Path, stage: bool) -> Diff {
 
 ///
 pub fn repo() -> Repository {
-    let repo = Repository::init("./").unwrap();
+    let repo = Repository::open_ext(
+        "./",
+        RepositoryOpenFlags::empty(),
+        Vec::<&Path>::new(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
     if repo.is_bare() {
         panic!("bare repo")