diff --git a/bin/git-ps b/bin/git-ps
index 96371ec..54c866d 100755
--- a/bin/git-ps
+++ b/bin/git-ps
@@ -25,4 +25,6 @@ for branch in $(git branch --merged | grep -v '^*'); do
 done
 
 step "Removing local branches where remote branch is gone..."
-git branch -vv | awk '/: gone]/{print $1}' | xargs -r git branch -D
+if ( git branch -vv | grep -q ': gone ]' ); then
+  git branch -vv | awk '/: gone]/{print $1}' | xargs git branch -D
+fi