diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 9d9f9bf..5661a91 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -45,9 +45,13 @@ _main() {
 }
 
 _check_if_git_is_available() {
-    PATH_TO_GIT=$(which $INPUT_INTERNAL_GIT_BINARY);
-
-    echo "::debug::Path to git binary ${PATH_TO_GIT}";
+    if hash -- "$INPUT_INTERNAL_GIT_BINARY" 2> /dev/null; then
+        echo "git found";
+        echo "::debug::git binary found";
+    else
+        echo "git not found. git-auto-commit requires git to be available." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
 }
 
 _switch_to_repository() {
diff --git a/tests/git-auto-commit.bats b/tests/git-auto-commit.bats
index f85f653..bbec849 100644
--- a/tests/git-auto-commit.bats
+++ b/tests/git-auto-commit.bats
@@ -1051,4 +1051,5 @@ cat_github_output() {
     run git_auto_commit
 
     assert_failure;
+    assert_line "git not found. git-auto-commit requires git to be available."
 }