diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f3e6db..6c55943 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ Kikao is swahili for "session".
 It is a simple plugin that allows you to automatically save and
 restore your session when you open and close neovim.
 
-<p></p>
+It basically saves the state of your editor when you close it and
+restores it when you open it.
+
+So you have your window layout and buffers just as you left them.
 
 </div>
 
@@ -47,6 +50,11 @@ Via [lazy.nvim](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim):
     -- The path to the session file
     -- If not provided, the session file will be stored in {{PROJECT_DIR}}/.nvim/session.vim
     session_file_path = nil,
+    -- Don't start or restore a session if the file is in the deny_on_path list
+    -- and you opened that file directly
+    deny_on_path = {
+      ".git/COMMIT_EDITMSG",
+    },
   }
 },
 ```
diff --git a/lua/kikao/config/aucommands.lua b/lua/kikao/config/aucommands.lua
index 6a8a54d..f1c5d34 100644
--- a/lua/kikao/config/aucommands.lua
+++ b/lua/kikao/config/aucommands.lua
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ local vim_leave_cb = function(session_file_path)
   vim.cmd("mksession! " .. session_file_path)
 end
 
-local vim_enter_cb = function(data, project_dir_matchers, session_file_path, ps)
-  if data.file and vim.fn.filereadable(data.file) == 1 then
+local vim_enter_cb = function(data, config, session_file_path, ps)
+  local file_path_rel = vim.fn.fnamemodify(data.file, ":~:.:p")
+  if data.file and vim.tbl_contains(config.deny_on_path, file_path_rel) then
     return
   end
 
   local dir = vim.fn.getcwd()
 
-  for _, root in ipairs(project_dir_matchers) do
+  for _, root in ipairs(config.project_dir_matchers) do
     if vim.fn.isdirectory(dir .. ps .. root) == 1 then
       save_session = true
       break
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ local vim_enter_cb = function(data, project_dir_matchers, session_file_path, ps)
   if save_session then
     if vim.fn.filereadable(session_file_path) == 1 then
       vim.cmd("source " .. session_file_path)
+      if data.file then
+        vim.cmd("e " .. data.file)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ M.setup = function(config)
 
   vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimEnter", {
     callback = function(data)
-      vim_enter_cb(data, config.project_dir_matchers, session_file_path, ps)
+      vim_enter_cb(data, config, session_file_path, ps)
     end,
     group = augroup,
     nested = true,
diff --git a/lua/kikao/config/init.lua b/lua/kikao/config/init.lua
index 9ac1dce..3ce402d 100644
--- a/lua/kikao/config/init.lua
+++ b/lua/kikao/config/init.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ local M = {}
 M.defaults = {
   project_dir_matchers = { ".git", ".hg", ".bzr", ".svn" },
   session_file_path = nil,
+  deny_on_path = {
+    ".git/COMMIT_EDITMSG",
+  },
 }
 
 M.options = M.defaults
diff --git a/lua/kikao/globals/init.lua b/lua/kikao/globals/init.lua
index a9bb1f6..612a96a 100644
--- a/lua/kikao/globals/init.lua
+++ b/lua/kikao/globals/init.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 local M = {}
 
-M.VERSION = "1.0.2"
+M.VERSION = "1.0.3"
 
 return M