diff --git a/git.lua b/git.lua
index 56bb02a..4b5254b 100644
--- a/git.lua
+++ b/git.lua
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function string.split(str, delimiter)
     local returnTable = {}
     for k in string.gmatch(str, "([^" .. delimiter .. "]+)")
     do
-        returnTable[#returnTable + 1] = k
+        returnTable[#returnTable] = k
     end
     return returnTable
 end