diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index 38b45d6d3e4c15c29f6bf4cf5b512aa593221f36..3354be990bf98f20f1bb3fe4ca6f81d4edbacb3a 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@
           "default": false,
           "description": "%config.alwaysSignOff%"
         },
-        "git.ignoreRepositories": {
+        "git.ignoredRepositories": {
           "type": "array",
           "default": [],
           "scope": "window",
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/model.ts b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
index 36c4f7b4ca414fa082a32ff8a892c27a60f0a8d0..1739f9834379e913fbb1c18a6ea6d7a70f76d882 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/model.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ export class Model {
 
 		const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git', Uri.file(path));
 		const enabled = config.get<boolean>('enabled') === true;
-		const ignoredRepos = new Set(config.get<Array<string>>('ignoreRepositories'));
 
 		if (!enabled) {
 			return;
@@ -208,6 +207,9 @@ export class Model {
 				return;
 			}
 
+			const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git');
+			const ignoredRepos = new Set(config.get<Array<string>>('ignoredRepositories'));
+
 			if (ignoredRepos.has(rawRoot)) {
 				return;
 			}