diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a3a66ec..514f171 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9
 	github.com/meowgorithm/babyenv v1.3.0
 	github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.4 // indirect
-	github.com/muesli/gitcha v0.0.0-20200822072946-4065b4f2ba56
+	github.com/muesli/gitcha v0.0.0-20200822081321-a2a5e01d2e54
 	github.com/muesli/reflow v0.1.1-0.20200715144030-a312cb5b2d8d
 	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.7.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index faba552..e257b08 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ github.com/mikesmitty/edkey v0.0.0-20170222072505-3356ea4e686a/go.mod h1:v8eSC2S
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 h1:lukF9ziXFxDFPkA1vsr5zpc1XuPDn/wFntq5mG+4E0Y=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0/go.mod h1:SfyaCUpYCn1Vlf4IUYiD9fPX4A5wJrkLzIz1N1q0pr0=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2/go.mod h1:FVVH3fgwuzCH5S8UJGiWEs2h04kUh9fWfEaFds41c1Y=
-github.com/muesli/gitcha v0.0.0-20200822072946-4065b4f2ba56 h1:H1SHFc5IXgYgUZpxXeOWC0CZvllald8h2gVCUtNfTGc=
-github.com/muesli/gitcha v0.0.0-20200822072946-4065b4f2ba56/go.mod h1:Ri8m9TZS4+ORG4JVmVKUQcWZuxDvUW3UKxMdQfzG2zI=
+github.com/muesli/gitcha v0.0.0-20200822081321-a2a5e01d2e54 h1:4SwuTPgw/ctzxFNLFk/Hs397Po4QU5tlDn8EKa7T0ks=
+github.com/muesli/gitcha v0.0.0-20200822081321-a2a5e01d2e54/go.mod h1:Ri8m9TZS4+ORG4JVmVKUQcWZuxDvUW3UKxMdQfzG2zI=
 github.com/muesli/go-app-paths v0.2.1 h1:Qi+2igkDX2aPqyRddp7P0sMQIBwBqhkfQfNcjdGjL6Y=
 github.com/muesli/go-app-paths v0.2.1/go.mod h1:SxS3Umca63pcFcLtbjVb+J0oD7cl4ixQWoBKhGEtEho=
 github.com/muesli/reflow v0.1.0/go.mod h1:I9bWAt7QTg/que/qmUCJBGlj7wEq8OAFBjPNjc6xK4I=
diff --git a/ui/ui.go b/ui/ui.go
index 9e52a19..69e8e21 100644
--- a/ui/ui.go
+++ b/ui/ui.go
@@ -400,7 +400,14 @@ func findLocalFiles() tea.Msg {
 		return errMsg(err)
 	}
 
-	ch := gitcha.FindFileFromList(cwd, []string{"*.md"})
+	ch, err := gitcha.FindFiles(cwd, []string{"*.md"})
+	if err != nil {
+		if debug {
+			log.Println("error finding local files:", err)
+		}
+		return errMsg(err)
+	}
+
 	return initLocalFileSearchMsg{ch: ch, cwd: cwd}
 }