diff --git a/aider/coder.py b/aider/coder.py
index e3576a7ee..01ddc395e 100755
--- a/aider/coder.py
+++ b/aider/coder.py
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ class Coder:
 
         self.num_control_c = 0
 
-        if self.repo and self.repo.is_dirty():
+        is_commit_command = (inp and inp.startswith('/commit'))
+
+        if self.repo and self.repo.is_dirty() not is_commit_command:
             self.commit(ask=True, which="repo_files")
 
             # files changed, move cur messages back behind the files messages