diff --git a/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh b/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh
index 5cafe2eb77..934505bab9 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh
+++ b/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ run_status () {
 		export GIT_INDEX_FILE
 	fi
 
-	if test "$status_only" = "t" -o "$use_status_color" = "t"; then
+	if test "$status_only" = "t" || test "$use_status_color" = "t"; then
 		color=
 	else
 		color=--nocolor
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ t,,,[1-9]*)
 	die "No paths with -i does not make sense." ;;
 esac
 
-if test ! -z "$templatefile" -a -z "$log_given"
+if test ! -z "$templatefile" && test -z "$log_given"
 then
 	if test ! -f "$templatefile"
 	then