diff --git a/gitstatus.sh b/gitstatus.sh
index 68d1a08..c9b72c2 100755
--- a/gitstatus.sh
+++ b/gitstatus.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ else
   # detect if the local branch have a remote tracking branch
   cmd_output=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref ${branch}@{upstream} 2>&1 >/dev/null)
 
-  if [ `count_lines "$cmd_output" "fatal: No upstream"` == 1 ] ; then
+  if [ `count_lines "$cmd_output" "fatal: no upstream"` == 1 ] ; then
     has_remote_tracking=0
   else
     has_remote_tracking=1