diff --git a/src/status_bar.js b/src/status_bar.js
index c7f72d88d6d6c41085537f8b8bc89420c63e3d1c..24e7e4a46c4e9ffd2a4fe6d9ac01ff24d76f07fb 100644
--- a/src/status_bar.js
+++ b/src/status_bar.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ async function fetchMRIssues(workspaceFolder) {
 }
 
 async function fetchBranchMR() {
-  let text = '$(git-pull-request) GitLab: No MR.';
+  let text = '$(git-pull-request) GitLab: Create MR.';
   let workspaceFolder = null;
   let project = null;
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ const initMrStatus = async () => {
     if (mr) {
       openers.openUrl(mr.web_url);
     } else {
-      vscode.window.showInformationMessage('GitLab Workflow: No MR found for this branch.');
+      openers.openCreateNewMr();
     }
   });