diff --git a/.zsh/.aliases.zsh b/.zsh/.aliases.zsh
index 4292325..9c6b710 100644
--- a/.zsh/.aliases.zsh
+++ b/.zsh/.aliases.zsh
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ __git__() {
           commit_message="wip"
         else
           commit_files="."
-          commit_message="$1"
+          commit_message="${1:-wip}"
         fi
       fi