diff --git a/lib/file-manager.js b/lib/file-manager.js
index 5632710a..e5ec042f 100644
--- a/lib/file-manager.js
+++ b/lib/file-manager.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module.exports = class FileManager {
   constructor ({ target, staged, all, exclude = [] }) {
     this.target = target
     this.exclude = exclude
-    this.targetRegex = new RegExp(`^${this.target}/?`)
+    this.targetRegex = new RegExp(`^${this.target.replace(new RegExp(/\\/, 'g'), '\\\\')}/?`)
     this.files = {}
 
     const gitRepo = path.join(this.target, '.git')