diff --git a/lib/setup-repository.js b/lib/setup-repository.js
index 3d0337e..de4e5f0 100644
--- a/lib/setup-repository.js
+++ b/lib/setup-repository.js
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ module.exports = async (path, repoUrl, options = {}) => {
 
 		if (tryPull) {
 			// Confirm directory is clean
-			const { stdout: localStatus } = await runProgram("git", ["status", "--porcelain"], {
+			const { stdoutBuffer } = await runProgram("git", ["status", "--porcelain"], {
 				cwd: path
 			});
+			const localStatus = String(stdoutBuffer);
 			if (localStatus) {
 				throw new NpmCrossLinkError(
 					`Cannot proceed with update, repository at ${ path } is not clean:\n${
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ module.exports = async (path, repoUrl, options = {}) => {
 			});
 		}
 
-		const { stdoutBuffer: localStatus } = await runProgram("git", ["status"], { cwd: path });
+		const { stdoutBuffer } = await runProgram("git", ["status"], { cwd: path });
+		const localStatus = String(stdoutBuffer);
 
 		if (
 			tryPull &&