diff --git a/ReGitLint/Cleanup.cs b/ReGitLint/Cleanup.cs
index 13f6258..5850158 100644
--- a/ReGitLint/Cleanup.cs
+++ b/ReGitLint/Cleanup.cs
@@ -411,11 +411,15 @@ private static string GetGitDirectory()
         var directoryInfo = new DirectoryInfo(Environment.CurrentDirectory);
         while (directoryInfo != null)
         {
-            if (
-                directoryInfo
-                    .GetDirectories(".git", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
-                    .Any()
-            )
+            var hasGitDir = directoryInfo
+                .GetDirectories(".git", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
+                .Any();
+            
+            var hasGitFile = directoryInfo
+                .GetFiles(".git", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
+                .Any();
+
+            if (hasGitDir || hasGitFile)
             {
                 return directoryInfo.FullName;
             }