diff --git a/lib/git.zsh b/lib/git.zsh
index 3e14695bd389..88cd73507fae 100644
--- a/lib/git.zsh
+++ b/lib/git.zsh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # get the name of the branch we are on
 function git_prompt_info() {
-  ref=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || \
-  ref=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
+  ref=$(command git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || \
+  ref=$(command git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
   echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX${ref#refs/heads/}$(parse_git_dirty)$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX"
 }
 
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ function git_prompt_info() {
 # Checks if working tree is dirty
 parse_git_dirty() {
   local SUBMODULE_SYNTAX=''
-  if [[ "$(git config --get oh-my-zsh.hide-status)" != "1" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$(command git config --get oh-my-zsh.hide-status)" != "1" ]]; then
     if [[ $POST_1_7_2_GIT -gt 0 ]]; then
           SUBMODULE_SYNTAX="--ignore-submodules=dirty"
     fi
-    if [[ -n $(git status -s ${SUBMODULE_SYNTAX}  2> /dev/null) ]]; then
+    if [[ -n $(command git status -s ${SUBMODULE_SYNTAX}  2> /dev/null) ]]; then
       echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY"
     else
       echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN"
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ parse_git_dirty() {
 
 # get the difference between the local and remote branches
 git_remote_status() {
-    remote=${$(git rev-parse --verify ${hook_com[branch]}@{upstream} --symbolic-full-name 2>/dev/null)/refs\/remotes\/}
+    remote=${$(command git rev-parse --verify ${hook_com[branch]}@{upstream} --symbolic-full-name 2>/dev/null)/refs\/remotes\/}
     if [[ -n ${remote} ]] ; then
-        ahead=$(git rev-list ${hook_com[branch]}@{upstream}..HEAD 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
-        behind=$(git rev-list HEAD..${hook_com[branch]}@{upstream} 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+        ahead=$(command git rev-list ${hook_com[branch]}@{upstream}..HEAD 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+        behind=$(command git rev-list HEAD..${hook_com[branch]}@{upstream} 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
 
         if [ $ahead -eq 0 ] && [ $behind -gt 0 ]
         then
@@ -43,24 +43,24 @@ git_remote_status() {
 
 # Checks if there are commits ahead from remote
 function git_prompt_ahead() {
-  if $(echo "$(git log origin/$(current_branch)..HEAD 2> /dev/null)" | grep '^commit' &> /dev/null); then
+  if $(echo "$(command git log origin/$(current_branch)..HEAD 2> /dev/null)" | grep '^commit' &> /dev/null); then
     echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_AHEAD"
   fi
 }
 
 # Formats prompt string for current git commit short SHA
 function git_prompt_short_sha() {
-  SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null) && echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_BEFORE$SHA$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_AFTER"
+  SHA=$(command git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null) && echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_BEFORE$SHA$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_AFTER"
 }
 
 # Formats prompt string for current git commit long SHA
 function git_prompt_long_sha() {
-  SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD 2> /dev/null) && echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_BEFORE$SHA$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_AFTER"
+  SHA=$(command git rev-parse HEAD 2> /dev/null) && echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_BEFORE$SHA$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_AFTER"
 }
 
 # Get the status of the working tree
 git_prompt_status() {
-  INDEX=$(git status --porcelain -b 2> /dev/null)
+  INDEX=$(command git status --porcelain -b 2> /dev/null)
   STATUS=""
   if $(echo "$INDEX" | grep '^?? ' &> /dev/null); then
     STATUS="$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNTRACKED$STATUS"