diff --git a/src/Commands/Commit.cs b/src/Commands/Commit.cs
index b629f82d..5927da51 100644
--- a/src/Commands/Commit.cs
+++ b/src/Commands/Commit.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.Commands
 {
     public class Commit : Command
     {
-        public Commit(string repo, string message, bool amend, bool allowEmpty = false)
+        public Commit(string repo, string message, bool amend)
         {
             var file = Path.GetTempFileName();
             File.WriteAllText(file, message);
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@ namespace SourceGit.Commands
             WorkingDirectory = repo;
             Context = repo;
             TraitErrorAsOutput = true;
-            Args = $"commit --file=\"{file}\"";
+            Args = $"commit --allow-empty --file=\"{file}\"";
             if (amend)
                 Args += " --amend --no-edit";
-            if (allowEmpty)
-                Args += " --allow-empty";
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Reword.cs b/src/ViewModels/Reword.cs
index 7ec873c8..3cd85d72 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Reword.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Reword.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
             return Task.Run(() =>
             {
-                var succ = new Commands.Commit(_repo.FullPath, _message, true, true).Exec();
+                var succ = new Commands.Commit(_repo.FullPath, _message, true).Exec();
                 CallUIThread(() => _repo.SetWatcherEnabled(true));
                 return succ;
             });
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/WorkingCopy.cs b/src/ViewModels/WorkingCopy.cs
index b5da419f..e45a1749 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/WorkingCopy.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/WorkingCopy.cs
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                     succ = new Commands.Add(_repo.FullPath, _repo.IncludeUntracked).Exec();
 
                 if (succ)
-                    succ = new Commands.Commit(_repo.FullPath, _commitMessage, _useAmend, true).Exec();
+                    succ = new Commands.Commit(_repo.FullPath, _commitMessage, _useAmend).Exec();
 
                 Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() =>
                 {