diff --git a/extensions/git/src/model.ts b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
index c410dde86bd4296a7f4a0989b091a2e6310ef5a6..da6a940428e24d91275b8223993943f6dc3f37e0 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/model.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ export class Model {
 			const repository = new Repository(this.git.open(repositoryRoot, dotGit), this.globalState, this.outputChannel);
 
 			this.open(repository);
+			await repository.status();
 		} catch (err) {
 			if (err.gitErrorCode === GitErrorCodes.NotAGitRepository) {
 				return;
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index a581f9f5fd466162c5229607bf54066bbc25d1c1..36366ad7d09d7902d1890ed8278d2aef44c13b0d 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -713,7 +713,6 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		this.disposables.push(progressManager);
 
 		this.updateCommitTemplate();
-		this.status();
 	}
 
 	validateInput(text: string, position: number): SourceControlInputBoxValidation | undefined {