diff --git a/git-rebase--interactive.sh b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
index 4734094a3f1aaa..2c9c0165b5ab0c 100644
--- a/git-rebase--interactive.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
@@ -1069,6 +1069,10 @@ git_rebase__interactive () {
 
 case "$action" in
 continue)
+	if test ! -d "$rewritten"
+	then
+		exec git rebase--helper ${force_rebase:+--no-ff} --continue
+	fi
 	# do we have anything to commit?
 	if git diff-index --cached --quiet HEAD --
 	then
@@ -1128,6 +1132,10 @@ first and then run 'git rebase --continue' again.")"
 skip)
 	git rerere clear
 
+	if test ! -d "$rewritten"
+	then
+		exec git rebase--helper ${force_rebase:+--no-ff} --continue
+	fi
 	do_rest
 	return 0
 	;;
@@ -1314,6 +1322,11 @@ expand_todo_ids
 test -d "$rewritten" || test -n "$force_rebase" || skip_unnecessary_picks
 
 checkout_onto
+if test -z "$rebase_root" && test ! -d "$rewritten"
+then
+	require_clean_work_tree "rebase"
+	exec git rebase--helper ${force_rebase:+--no-ff} --continue
+fi
 do_rest
 
 }
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index e2f18d11f66afe..33d392ba112e2c 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ test_expect_success 'clean error after failed "exec"' '
 	echo "edited again" > file7 &&
 	git add file7 &&
 	test_must_fail git rebase --continue 2>error &&
-	test_i18ngrep "You have staged changes in your working tree." error
+	test_i18ngrep "you have staged changes in your working tree" error
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase a detached HEAD' '