diff --git a/gitstatus.plugin.zsh b/gitstatus.plugin.zsh
index 85d0e47..ee45dcd 100755
--- a/gitstatus.plugin.zsh
+++ b/gitstatus.plugin.zsh
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ function main()
             output+=$'\e[0m'
 
     sed 's/[ ]+$//' <<<"$output" # remove trailing whitespace
+
+    unset REPLY
 }
 
 ###