diff --git a/bin/gv b/bin/gv
index 01247db..2e9a60a 100755
--- a/bin/gv
+++ b/bin/gv
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ if [ -r ${PARENT_REPO}/Session.vim ] ; then
     if [ "$1" != "nosession" ] ; then
         echo "Restoring session"
         SESSION="-S ${PARENT_REPO}/Session.vim"
-        shift
     else
         echo "nosession given, not restoring."
+        shift
     fi
 fi