diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index dafe109..b27a06c 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ function! s:Commit(args) abort
     else
       let errors = readfile(errorfile)
       let error = get(errors,-2,get(errors,-1,'!'))
-      if error =~# "'false'\\.$"
+      if error =~# '\<false''\=\.$'
         let args = a:args
         let args = s:gsub(args,'%(%(^| )-- )@<!%(^| )@<=%(-[se]|--edit|--interactive)%($| )','')
         let args = s:gsub(args,'%(%(^| )-- )@<!%(^| )@<=%(-F|--file|-m|--message)%(\s+|\=)%(''[^'']*''|"%(\\.|[^"])*"|\\.|\S)*','')