diff --git a/scripts/format-code.sh b/scripts/format-code.sh
index 0000189..57fb88b 100755
--- a/scripts/format-code.sh
+++ b/scripts/format-code.sh
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
 else
     DIR="$(git -C "$1" rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 fi
-if [ ! -d "$DIR/.git" ]; then
-    echo "${RED}Error:${NORMAL} Directory ($DIR) does not appear to be a git repository"
+if [ ! -e "$DIR/.git" ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error:${NORMAL} Directory ($DIR) does not appear to be a git repository"
     exit 1
 fi