diff --git a/scripts/commit/staged-context.ps1 b/scripts/commit/staged-context.ps1
index a16930d..b39d0db 100644
--- a/scripts/commit/staged-context.ps1
+++ b/scripts/commit/staged-context.ps1
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($stagedRaw)) {
 $stagedFiles = @(
     $stagedRaw -split "`n" | ForEach-Object { $_.Trim() } | Where-Object { $_ -ne '' }
 )
-$stagedFiles = $stagedFiles | Sort-Object -Unique
+$stagedFiles = @(
+    $stagedFiles | Sort-Object -Unique
+)
 
 $scopeBuckets = @{}
 foreach ($f in $stagedFiles) {