diff --git a/XD.c b/XD.c
index c5af3cd..85b272e 100644
--- a/XD.c
+++ b/XD.c
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ has_untracked(git_repository *repo)
   int r = 0;
 
   /* FIXME: this is really slow in large git repos :( */
-  opts.show = GIT_STATUS_SHOW_WORKDIR_ONLY;
+  opts.show = GIT_STATUS_SHOW_INDEX_AND_WORKDIR;
   opts.flags = GIT_STATUS_OPT_INCLUDE_UNTRACKED |
     GIT_STATUS_OPT_RENAMES_HEAD_TO_INDEX |
+    GIT_STATUS_OPT_UPDATE_INDEX |
     GIT_STATUS_OPT_DISABLE_PATHSPEC_MATCH;
 
   if (git_status_list_new(&list, repo, &opts) < 0) {