diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/my/git.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/my/git.lua
index 1318dee..a30a51b 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/my/git.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/my/git.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ neogit.setup {
 map('n', '<Leader>gg', neogit.open, 'Open Neogit')
 
 -- start git commits in insert mode
-gitgroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('config_git', { clear = true })
+local gitgroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('config_git', { clear = true })
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'FileType' }, {
     group = gitgroup,
     pattern = { 'gitcommit', 'gitrebase' },