diff --git a/src/status.coffee b/src/status.coffee
index 0e35eaf..2ebe241 100644
--- a/src/status.coffee
+++ b/src/status.coffee
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@ module.exports = S = (repo, callback) ->
     return callback err, status
 
 
-BEGIN_STAGED    = "# Changes to be committed:"
+BEGIN_STAGED    = [
+  "# Changes to be committed:"
+]
 BEGIN_UNSTAGED  = [
   "# Changed but not updated:"
   "# Changes not staged for commit:"
 ]
-BEGIN_UNTRACKED = "# Untracked files:"
+BEGIN_UNTRACKED = [
+  "# Untracked files:"
+]
 FILE            = /^#\s+([^\s]+)[:]\s+(.+)$/
 TYPES =
   added:    "A"
@@ -31,13 +35,13 @@ S.Status = class Status
     @clean = true
     state  = null
     for line in text.split("\n")
-      if line == BEGIN_STAGED
+      if ~BEGIN_STAGED.indexOf(line)
         state = "staged"
         @clean = false
       else if ~BEGIN_UNSTAGED.indexOf(line)
         state = "unstaged"
         @clean = false
-      else if line == BEGIN_UNTRACKED
+      else if ~BEGIN_UNTRACKED.indexOf(line)
         state = "untracked"
         @clean = false
       else if state && match = FILE.exec(line)