diff --git a/lib/git/lib.rb b/lib/git/lib.rb
index 21de727a..cf43d975 100644
--- a/lib/git/lib.rb
+++ b/lib/git/lib.rb
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def process_commit_data(data, sha = nil, indent = 4)
     
       data.each do |line|
         line = line.chomp
-        if line == ''
+        if !in_message and line == ''
           in_message = !in_message
         elsif in_message
           hsh['message'] << line[indent..-1] << "\n"