diff --git a/bin/git-squash b/bin/git-squash
index 71fc7ed..98ab229 100755
--- a/bin/git-squash
+++ b/bin/git-squash
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ msg=$2
 
 test -z $src && echo "source branch required." && exit 1
 
-git merge --squash $src && git branch -d $src
+git merge --squash $src
 
-if test -n $msg
-  git commit -a -m "$msg"
-fi
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+if test -n "$msg"; then
+  git commit -a -m "$msg" && git branch -D $src
+fi