diff --git a/internal/homesick/core/core.go b/internal/homesick/core/core.go
index ab1d99f..d2d7f23 100644
--- a/internal/homesick/core/core.go
+++ b/internal/homesick/core/core.go
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ func (a *App) List() error {
 }
 
 func (a *App) Status(castle string) error {
-	return runGit(filepath.Join(a.ReposDir, castle), "status")
+	return runGitWithIO(filepath.Join(a.ReposDir, castle), a.Stdout, a.Stderr, "status")
 }
 
 func (a *App) Diff(castle string) error {
-	return runGit(filepath.Join(a.ReposDir, castle), "diff")
+	return runGitWithIO(filepath.Join(a.ReposDir, castle), a.Stdout, a.Stderr, "diff")
 }
 
 func (a *App) Link(castle string) error {
@@ -511,10 +511,14 @@ func matchesIgnoredDir(castleHome string, candidate string, subdirs []string) (b
 }
 
 func runGit(dir string, args ...string) error {
+	return runGitWithIO(dir, os.Stdout, os.Stderr, args...)
+}
+
+func runGitWithIO(dir string, stdout io.Writer, stderr io.Writer, args ...string) error {
 	cmd := exec.Command("git", args...)
 	cmd.Dir = dir
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	cmd.Stdout = stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = stderr
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("git %s failed: %w", strings.Join(args, " "), err)
 	}