diff --git a/commitizen/commands/commit.py b/commitizen/commands/commit.py
index c67a381f18..d67fe31c8c 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/commit.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/commit.py
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ def prompt_commit_questions(self) -> str:
         return cz.message(answers)
 
     def __call__(self):
-        if git.is_staging_clean():
+        dry_run: bool = self.arguments.get("dry_run")
+
+        if git.is_staging_clean() and not dry_run:
             out.write("No files added to staging!")
             raise SystemExit(NOTHING_TO_COMMIT)
 
@@ -64,8 +66,6 @@ def __call__(self):
 
         out.info(f"\n{m}\n")
 
-        dry_run: bool = self.arguments.get("dry_run")
-
         if dry_run:
             raise SystemExit(NOTHING_TO_COMMIT)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_commands.py b/tests/test_commands.py
index 3206d28002..dc2cfe0b0d 100644
--- a/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -110,11 +110,10 @@ def test_commit_when_nothing_to_commit(mocker):
     assert err.value.code == commands.commit.NOTHING_TO_COMMIT
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("staging_is_clean")
 def test_commit_when_customized_expected_raised(mocker, capsys):
     _err = ValueError()
     _err.__context__ = CzException("This is the root custom err")
-    git_mock = mocker.patch("commitizen.git.is_staging_clean")
-    git_mock.return_value = False
     prompt_mock = mocker.patch("questionary.prompt")
     prompt_mock.side_effect = _err