diff --git a/plugin/rhubarb.vim b/plugin/rhubarb.vim
index 69cb286..ea05b66 100644
--- a/plugin/rhubarb.vim
+++ b/plugin/rhubarb.vim
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ augroup rhubarb
         \ endif
   autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead *.git/{PULLREQ_EDIT,ISSUE_EDIT,RELEASE_EDIT}MSG
         \ if &ft ==# '' || &ft ==# 'conf' |
-        \   set ft=gitcommit
+        \   set ft=gitcommit |
         \ endif
 augroup END