diff --git a/bench/app.py b/bench/app.py
index 8f6b9b24..0d915290 100755
--- a/bench/app.py
+++ b/bench/app.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def pull_all_apps(bench_path='.', reset=False):
 		app_dir = get_repo_dir(app, bench_path=bench_path)
 		if os.path.exists(os.path.join(app_dir, '.git')):
 			out = subprocess.check_output(["git", "status"], cwd=app_dir)
-			if not 'nothing to commit, working directory clean' in out:
+			if not re.search(r'nothing to commit, working (directory|tree) clean', out):
 				print '''
 
 Cannot proceed with update: You have local changes in app "{0}" that are not committed.