diff --git a/src/git/doGitDiff.ts b/src/git/doGitDiff.ts
index 78498769..8281a24f 100644
--- a/src/git/doGitDiff.ts
+++ b/src/git/doGitDiff.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@ import spawn from "../utils/spawn.js";
 import gitLogger from "./utils/gitLogger.js";
 
 export default async function gitDiff() {
-  await spawn("git", ["--no-pager", "diff", "--name-only"], gitLogger);
+  return (
+    await spawn("git", ["--no-pager", "diff", "--name-only"], gitLogger)
+  ).stdout
+    .trim()
+    .split("\n");
 }