diff --git a/doc/forum/how_to_prevent_accidentally_running___96__git_add__96____63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/how_to_prevent_accidentally_running___96__git_add__96____63__.mdwn
index 3ce01d5cd0..e7de592100 100644
--- a/doc/forum/how_to_prevent_accidentally_running___96__git_add__96____63__.mdwn
+++ b/doc/forum/how_to_prevent_accidentally_running___96__git_add__96____63__.mdwn
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 I fear that while using git annex I will at some point accidentally `git add` some small files and not notice it until the only way to fix the problem is to rewrite history. What would be the best way to prevent myself from ever `git add`-ing a file into my annex repository instead of `git annex add`-ing it?
 
-And secondly, how can I best search in my git annex repository whether I already did this mistake in the past or not? Currently I'm using this:
+And secondly, how can I best search in my git annex repository whether I already did this mistake in the past or not? Currently I'm using this which returns everything that's not a symlink or a git submodule:
 
-    git ls-files -s | awk ' $1 != '120000' { print $4 }'
+    git ls-files -s | awk ' $1 != 120000 && $1 != 160000 { print $4 }'