diff --git a/libwyag.py b/libwyag.py
index a0fc577..4e3c7bf 100644
--- a/libwyag.py
+++ b/libwyag.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class GitRepository (object):
 
     def __init__(self, path, force=False):
         self.worktree = path.replace("\\", "/")
-        self.gitdir = join_path(path, ".git")
+        self.gitdir = join_path(path, ".subcommit-git")
 
         if not (force or os.path.isdir(self.gitdir)):
             raise Exception(f"Not a git repository {path}")
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def cmd_init(args):
 def repo_find(path=".", required=True):
     path = os.path.realpath(path)
 
-    if os.path.isdir(join_path(path, ".git")):
+    if os.path.isdir(join_path(path, ".subcommit-git")):
         return GitRepository(path)
 
     # If we haven't returned, recurse in parent
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ def check_ignore(rules, path):
         raise Exception("This function requires path to be relative to the repository's root")
 
     # Eh, just hardcode it
-    if (path.startswith(".git")):
+    if (path.startswith(".subcommit-git")):
         return True
 
     result = check_ignore_scoped(rules.scoped, path)