diff --git a/git/commit.go b/git/commit.go
index 3c5783a..31e008e 100644
--- a/git/commit.go
+++ b/git/commit.go
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@ func (r *Repository) Add() *types.Cmd {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-// TestCleanTree returns non-zero if diff between index and local repository.
+// IsCleanTree returns non-zero if diff between index and local repository.
 func (r *Repository) IsCleanTree() *types.Cmd {
-	cmd := &types.Cmd{
-		Cmd: execabs.Command(
-			gitBin,
-			"diff-index",
-			"--quiet",
-			"HEAD",
-			"--ignore-submodules",
-		),
+	args := []string{
+		"diff-index",
+		"--quiet",
+		"HEAD",
+		"--ignore-submodules",
 	}
 
+	cmd := &types.Cmd{
+		Cmd: execabs.Command(gitBin, args...),
+	}
 	cmd.Dir = r.WorkDir
 	cmd.Stdout = io.Discard
 	cmd.Stderr = io.Discard
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ func (r *Repository) IsCleanTree() *types.Cmd {
 
 // Commit creates a new commit with the specified commit message.
 func (r *Repository) Commit() *types.Cmd {
-	if err := r.IsCleanTree().Run(); err == nil && !r.EmptyCommit {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	args := []string{
 		"commit",
 		"-m",
diff --git a/git/status.go b/git/status.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e558eb8..0000000
--- a/git/status.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package git
-
-import (
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-	"github.com/thegeeklab/wp-plugin-go/v2/types"
-	"golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
-)
-
-// Status returns a command that runs `git status --porcelain` for the given repository.
-func (r *Repository) Status() *types.Cmd {
-	cmd := &types.Cmd{
-		Cmd: execabs.Command(
-			gitBin,
-			"status",
-			"--porcelain",
-		),
-	}
-	cmd.Dir = r.WorkDir
-
-	return cmd
-}
-
-// IsDirty checks if the given repository has any uncommitted changes.
-// It runs `git status --porcelain` and returns true if the output is non-empty,
-// indicating that there are uncommitted changes in the repository.
-// If there is an error running the git command, it returns false.
-func (r *Repository) IsDirty() bool {
-	cmd := r.Status()
-	cmd.Dir = r.WorkDir
-
-	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if len(out) > 0 {
-		log.Debug().Msg(string(out))
-
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
diff --git a/git/status_test.go b/git/status_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index aa539e3..0000000
--- a/git/status_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-package git
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		repo Repository
-		want []string
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "with work dir",
-			repo: Repository{
-				WorkDir: "/path/to/repo",
-			},
-			want: []string{gitBin, "status", "--porcelain"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "without work dir",
-			repo: Repository{},
-			want: []string{gitBin, "status", "--porcelain"},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "with custom stderr",
-			repo: Repository{
-				WorkDir: "/path/to/repo",
-			},
-			want: []string{gitBin, "status", "--porcelain"},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			cmd := tt.repo.Status()
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, cmd.Cmd.Args)
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.repo.WorkDir, cmd.Cmd.Dir)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestIsDirty(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		repo Repository
-		want bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "dirty repo",
-			repo: Repository{
-				WorkDir: t.TempDir(),
-				Branch:  "main",
-			},
-			want: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "clean repo",
-			repo: Repository{
-				WorkDir: t.TempDir(),
-				Branch:  "main",
-			},
-			want: false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if err := tt.repo.Init().Run(); err != nil {
-				assert.NoError(t, err)
-			}
-
-			if tt.want {
-				_, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(tt.repo.WorkDir, "dummy"))
-				assert.NoError(t, err)
-			}
-
-			isDirty := tt.repo.IsDirty()
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, isDirty)
-		})
-	}
-}
diff --git a/plugin/impl.go b/plugin/impl.go
index 5b8b65d..9b6e5b0 100644
--- a/plugin/impl.go
+++ b/plugin/impl.go
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ func (p *Plugin) Validate() error {
 }
 
 // Execute provides the implementation of the plugin.
+//
+//nolint:gocognit
 func (p *Plugin) Execute() error {
 	var err error
 
@@ -161,45 +163,49 @@ func (p *Plugin) Execute() error {
 	batchCmd = append(batchCmd, p.Settings.Repo.ConfigUserEmail())
 	batchCmd = append(batchCmd, p.Settings.Repo.ConfigSSLVerify(p.Network.InsecureSkipVerify))
 
+	if err := ExecBatch(batchCmd); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	for _, actionStr := range p.Settings.Action.Value() {
 		action := GitAction(actionStr)
 		switch action {
 		case GitActionClone:
 			log.Debug().Msg("Compose action cmd: clone")
 
-			cmds, err := p.handleClone()
-			if err != nil {
+			if err := p.handleClone(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
-			batchCmd = append(batchCmd, cmds...)
 		case GitActionCommit:
 			log.Debug().Msg("Compose action cmd: commit")
 
-			batchCmd = append(batchCmd, p.handleCommit()...)
+			if err := p.handleCommit(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		case GitActionPush:
 			log.Debug().Msg("Compose action cmd: push")
 
-			batchCmd = append(batchCmd, p.handlePush()...)
+			if err := p.handlePush(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		case GitActionPages:
 			log.Debug().Msg("Compose action cmd: pages")
 
-			cmds, err := p.handlePages()
-			if err != nil {
+			if err := p.handleClone(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			batchCmd = append(batchCmd, cmds...)
-		}
-	}
+			if err := p.handlePages(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-	for _, cmd := range batchCmd {
-		if cmd == nil {
-			continue
-		}
+			if err := p.handleCommit(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-			return err
+			if err := p.handlePush(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -208,65 +214,57 @@ func (p *Plugin) Execute() error {
 
 // handleClone clones the remote repository into the configured working directory.
 // If the working directory is not empty, it returns an error.
-func (p *Plugin) handleClone() ([]*types.Cmd, error) {
-	var cmds []*types.Cmd
+func (p *Plugin) handleClone() error {
+	var batchCmd []*types.Cmd
 
 	if !p.Settings.Repo.IsEmpty {
-		return cmds, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s exists and not empty", ErrGitCloneDestintionNotValid, p.Settings.Repo.WorkDir)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s exists and not empty", ErrGitCloneDestintionNotValid, p.Settings.Repo.WorkDir)
 	}
 
 	if p.Settings.Repo.RemoteURL != "" {
-		cmds = append(cmds, p.Settings.Repo.RemoteAdd())
+		batchCmd = append(batchCmd, p.Settings.Repo.RemoteAdd())
 	}
 
-	cmds = append(cmds, p.Settings.Repo.FetchSource())
-	cmds = append(cmds, p.Settings.Repo.CheckoutHead())
+	batchCmd = append(batchCmd, p.Settings.Repo.FetchSource())
+	batchCmd = append(batchCmd, p.Settings.Repo.CheckoutHead())
 
-	return cmds, nil
+	return ExecBatch(batchCmd)
 }
 
 // HandleCommit commits changes locally.
-func (p *Plugin) handleCommit() []*types.Cmd {
-	var cmds []*types.Cmd
+func (p *Plugin) handleCommit() error {
+	if err := p.Settings.Repo.Add().Run(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-	cmds = append(cmds, p.Settings.Repo.Add())
-	cmds = append(cmds, p.Settings.Repo.Commit())
+	if err := p.Settings.Repo.IsCleanTree().Run(); err == nil {
+		if !p.Settings.Repo.EmptyCommit {
+			log.Debug().Msg("Commit skipped: no changes")
 
-	return cmds
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return p.Settings.Repo.Commit().Run()
 }
 
 // HandlePush pushs changes to remote.
-func (p *Plugin) handlePush() []*types.Cmd {
-	return []*types.Cmd{p.Settings.Repo.RemotePush()}
+func (p *Plugin) handlePush() error {
+	return p.Settings.Repo.RemotePush().Run()
 }
 
 // HandlePages syncs, commits and pushes the changes from the pages directory to the pages branch.
-func (p *Plugin) handlePages() ([]*types.Cmd, error) {
-	var cmds []*types.Cmd
-
+func (p *Plugin) handlePages() error {
 	log.Debug().
 		Str("src", p.Settings.Pages.Directory).
 		Str("dest", p.Settings.Repo.WorkDir).
 		Msg("handlePages")
 
-	ccmd, err := p.handleClone()
-	if err != nil {
-		return cmds, err
-	}
-
-	cmds = append(cmds, ccmd...)
-	cmds = append(cmds,
-		SyncDirectories(
-			p.Settings.Pages.Exclude.Value(),
-			p.Settings.Pages.Delete,
-			p.Settings.Pages.Directory,
-			p.Settings.Repo.WorkDir,
-			(zerolog.GlobalLevel() == zerolog.DebugLevel),
-		),
-	)
-
-	cmds = append(cmds, p.handleCommit()...)
-	cmds = append(cmds, p.handlePush()...)
-
-	return cmds, nil
+	return SyncDirectories(
+		p.Settings.Pages.Exclude.Value(),
+		p.Settings.Pages.Delete,
+		p.Settings.Pages.Directory,
+		p.Settings.Repo.WorkDir,
+		(zerolog.GlobalLevel() == zerolog.DebugLevel),
+	).Run()
 }
diff --git a/plugin/util.go b/plugin/util.go
index 10e8ab5..9fe48c9 100644
--- a/plugin/util.go
+++ b/plugin/util.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/thegeeklab/wp-plugin-go/v2/types"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -26,3 +28,18 @@ func WriteNetrc(path, machine, login, password string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// ExecBatch executes a batch of commands. If any command in the batch fails, the function will return the error.
+func ExecBatch(batchCmd []*types.Cmd) error {
+	for _, cmd := range batchCmd {
+		if cmd == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}