1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git-import-orig b/git-import-orig
index 44319c5e..642f9b72 100755
--- a/git-import-orig
+++ b/git-import-orig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import re
 import glob
 from optparse import OptionParser
 from git_buildpackage import *
-
+from git_buildpackage.utils import is_repository_clean
 
 # Used GIT Commands
 gitCheckoutUpstream=GitCheckoutBranch('upstream')
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ def main():
         parser.print_help()
         return 1
 
+    (ret, out) = is_repository_clean('.')
+    if not ret:
+        print >>sys.stderr, "Repository has uncommitted changes, commit them first: "
+        print >>sys.stderr, out
+        return 1
+
     tmpdir=unpackOrig(tgz)
     if not tmpdir:
         return 1