diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index b224c3f6..5e87615b 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: restyler
-version: 0.5.2.0
+version: 0.5.2.1
 license: AGPL-3
 
 language: GHC2021
diff --git a/restyler.cabal b/restyler.cabal
index d6d8e3c7..a33da04d 100644
--- a/restyler.cabal
+++ b/restyler.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cabal-version: 1.12
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           restyler
-version:        0.5.2.0
+version:        0.5.2.1
 license:        AGPL-3
 build-type:     Simple
 
diff --git a/src/Restyler/Monad/Git.hs b/src/Restyler/Monad/Git.hs
index 8180ba18..6aaf6ef8 100644
--- a/src/Restyler/Monad/Git.hs
+++ b/src/Restyler/Monad/Git.hs
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ instance
   gitCommit msg paths = do
     runGit_ $ ["commit", "--message", msg, "--"] <> toList paths
     readGitChomp ["rev-parse", "HEAD"]
-  gitClean = runGit_ ["clean", "-d", "--force"]
+  gitClean = do
+    ec <- runGitExitCode ["clean", "-d", "--force"]
+    when (ec /= ExitSuccess)
+      $ logWarn
+      $ "git clean not successful"
+      :# ["exitCode" .= show @Text ec]
   gitResetHard ref = runGit_ ["reset", "--hard", ref]
 
 runGit_