diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
index c16ebf0..0c016b5 100755
--- a/publish.sh
+++ b/publish.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if ! git -C "$LOCAL_DIR" remote get-url "$REMOTE" &>/dev/null; then
     echo "  git remote add ${REMOTE} https://github.com/brutsalvadi/bincio-activity.git"
     exit 1
 fi
-if [[ -n "$(git -C "$LOCAL_DIR" status --porcelain)" ]]; then
+if [[ -n "$(git -C "$LOCAL_DIR" status --porcelain --untracked-files=no)" ]]; then
     echo "ERROR: uncommitted changes. Commit or stash first."
     exit 1
 fi