diff --git a/lib/git.zsh b/lib/git.zsh
index e1ca9b11..aba09542 100644
--- a/lib/git.zsh
+++ b/lib/git.zsh
@@ -10,23 +10,20 @@ function git_prompt_info() {
 
 # Checks if working tree is dirty
 parse_git_dirty() {
-  local SUBMODULE_SYNTAX=''
-  local GIT_STATUS=''
-  local CLEAN_MESSAGE='nothing to commit (working directory clean)'
-  if [[ "$(command git config --get oh-my-zsh.hide-dirty)" != "1" ]]; then
+  local STATUS=''
+  local FLAGS
+  FLAGS=('--porcelain')
+  if [[ "$(command git config --get oh-my-zsh.hide-status)" != "1" ]]; then
     if [[ $POST_1_7_2_GIT -gt 0 ]]; then
-          SUBMODULE_SYNTAX="--ignore-submodules=dirty"
+      FLAGS+='--ignore-submodules=dirty'
     fi
     if [[ "$DISABLE_UNTRACKED_FILES_DIRTY" == "true" ]]; then
-        GIT_STATUS=$(command git status -s ${SUBMODULE_SYNTAX} -uno 2> /dev/null | tail -n1)
-    else
-        GIT_STATUS=$(command git status -s ${SUBMODULE_SYNTAX} 2> /dev/null | tail -n1)
-    fi
-    if [[ -n $GIT_STATUS ]]; then
-      echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY"
-    else
-      echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN"
+      FLAGS+='--untracked-files=no'
     fi
+    STATUS=$(command git status ${FLAGS} 2> /dev/null | tail -n1)
+  fi
+  if [[ -n $STATUS ]]; then
+    echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY"
   else
     echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN"
   fi
@@ -135,17 +132,19 @@ function git_compare_version() {
   INSTALLED_GIT_VERSION=(${(s/./)INSTALLED_GIT_VERSION[3]});
 
   for i in {1..3}; do
+    if [[ $INSTALLED_GIT_VERSION[$i] -gt $INPUT_GIT_VERSION[$i] ]]; then
+      echo 1
+      return 0
+    fi
     if [[ $INSTALLED_GIT_VERSION[$i] -lt $INPUT_GIT_VERSION[$i] ]]; then
       echo -1
       return 0
     fi
   done
-  echo 1
+  echo 0
 }
 
 #this is unlikely to change so make it all statically assigned
 POST_1_7_2_GIT=$(git_compare_version "1.7.2")
 #clean up the namespace slightly by removing the checker function
 unset -f git_compare_version
-
-