diff --git a/src/git_changelog/build.py b/src/git_changelog/build.py
index f2b522a..5794b2d 100644
--- a/src/git_changelog/build.py
+++ b/src/git_changelog/build.py
@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ def add_commit(self, commit: Commit) -> None:
         """
         self.commits.append(commit)
         commit.version = self.tag or "HEAD"
-        if commit_type := commit.convention.get("type"):
-            if commit_type not in self.sections_dict:
-                section = Section(section_type=commit_type)
-                self.sections_list.append(section)
-                self.sections_dict[commit_type] = section
-            self.sections_dict[commit_type].commits.append(commit)
+        commit_type = commit.convention.get("type")
+        if commit_type not in self.sections_dict:
+            section = Section(section_type=commit_type)
+            self.sections_list.append(section)
+            self.sections_dict[commit_type] = section
+        self.sections_dict[commit_type].commits.append(commit)
 
 
 class Changelog:
diff --git a/tests/test_build.py b/tests/test_build.py
index a07f6d6..aa20552 100644
--- a/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_build.py
@@ -321,3 +321,29 @@ def test_ignore_nonsemver_tag(repo: GitRepo) -> None:
         expected_prev_tag=None,
         expected_commits=[commit_c, commit_b, commit_a],
     )
+
+
+def test_untyped_commits(repo: GitRepo) -> None:
+    """Test capture of untyped (i.e. uncategorizable) commits.
+
+    Parameters:
+        repo: GitRepo to a temporary repository.
+    """
+    commit_a = repo.first_hash
+    commit_b = repo.commit("this commit is untyped and therefore does not have a section!")
+    repo.tag("1.0.0")
+    changelog = Changelog(repo.path, convention=AngularConvention)
+    assert len(changelog.versions_list) == 1
+    version, = changelog.versions_list
+    assert len(version.sections_list) == 2
+    typed_sections = changelog.versions_dict[version.tag].typed_sections
+    assert len(typed_sections) == 1
+    untyped = changelog.versions_dict[version.tag].untyped_section
+    assert untyped is not None
+    typed, = typed_sections
+    assert len(untyped.commits) == 1
+    assert len(typed.commits) == 1
+    untyped_commit, = untyped.commits
+    typed_commit, = typed.commits
+    assert untyped_commit.hash == commit_b
+    assert typed_commit.hash == commit_a