diff --git a/aab/builder.py b/aab/builder.py
index 5c3805c..a181b27 100644
--- a/aab/builder.py
+++ b/aab/builder.py
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ class AddonBuilder:
         self._version = Git().parse_version(version)
         # git stash create comes up empty when no changes were made since the
         # last commit. Don't use 'dev' as version in these cases.
-        git_status = call_shell("git status --porcelain")
-        if self._version == "dev" and git_status == "":
+        if self._version == "dev" and call_shell("git status --porcelain") == "":
             self._version = Git().parse_version("current")
         if not self._version:
             logging.error("Error: Version could not be determined through Git")