diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/git-worktree/scripts/worktree-manager.sh b/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/git-worktree/scripts/worktree-manager.sh
index 713c7fa..9a75334 100755
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/git-worktree/scripts/worktree-manager.sh
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/git-worktree/scripts/worktree-manager.sh
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ list_worktrees() {
 
   local count=0
   for worktree_path in "$WORKTREE_DIR"/*; do
-    if [[ -d "$worktree_path" && -d "$worktree_path/.git" ]]; then
+    if [[ -d "$worktree_path" && -e "$worktree_path/.git" ]]; then
       count=$((count + 1))
       local worktree_name=$(basename "$worktree_path")
       local branch=$(git -C "$worktree_path" rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ cleanup_worktrees() {
   local to_remove=()
 
   for worktree_path in "$WORKTREE_DIR"/*; do
-    if [[ -d "$worktree_path" && -d "$worktree_path/.git" ]]; then
+    if [[ -d "$worktree_path" && -e "$worktree_path/.git" ]]; then
       local worktree_name=$(basename "$worktree_path")
 
       # Skip if current worktree