diff --git a/bin/git-forgit b/bin/git-forgit
index 2de4923..0cf67b2 100755
--- a/bin/git-forgit
+++ b/bin/git-forgit
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ _forgit_add() {
 # git reset HEAD (unstage) selector
 _forgit_reset_head() {
     _forgit_inside_work_tree || return 1
-    [[ $# -ne 0 ]] && git reset -q "$@" && git status --short && return
     local git_reset_head cmd files opts rootdir
     git_reset_head="git reset -q $FORGIT_RESET_HEAD_GIT_OPTS HEAD"
+    [[ $# -ne 0 ]] && $git_reset_head && git status --short && return
     rootdir=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
     cmd="git diff --staged --color=always -- $rootdir/{} | $_forgit_diff_pager "
     opts="