diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 8274f022..cf58a624 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -792,10 +792,7 @@ class Project(object):
   def HasChanges(self):
     """Returns true if there are uncommitted changes.
     """
-    if self.UncommitedFiles(get_all=False):
-      return True
-    else:
-      return False
+    return bool(self.UncommitedFiles(get_all=False))
 
   def PrintWorkTreeStatus(self, output_redir=None, quiet=False):
     """Prints the status of the repository to stdout.