diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 05ef2cb..e7bd779 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
    export ZINIT_HOME_DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local}/share/zinit"
 
    # Set documents directory (auto set to the repo the file ~/todo points to is in)
-   export DOCS_DIR="$(git -C "$(dirname "$(realpath ~/todo)")" rev-parse --show-toplevel | head -1)"
+   [ -h ~/todo ] && export DOCS_DIR="$(git -C "$(dirname "$(realpath ~/todo)" 2>&1)" rev-parse --show-toplevel | head -1)"
 
    # Don't add extra space to the right side of the prompt
    ZLE_RPROMPT_INDENT=0