diff --git a/gitFunctions.py b/gitFunctions.py
index 17c3e5a..67c4565 100644
--- a/gitFunctions.py
+++ b/gitFunctions.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def handle_captitalization_filename_changes():
         for line in lines:
             for entry in line.split(sep='\x00'):  # ascii 0 is the delimiter
                 entry = entry.strip()
-                if entry.startswith("A"):
+                if entry.startswith("A "):
                     newfilerelativepath = entry[3:]  # cut A and following space and NUL at the end
                     directoryofnewfile = os.path.dirname(os.path.join(sandbox, newfilerelativepath))
                     newfilename = os.path.basename(newfilerelativepath)