diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmViewlet.ts
index 6d60c47a9f4a2b7dd474bdd6d2a56d1a25c4a3e2..102c393dddb8e9b2396608639eb21e01db97f557 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/scm/electron-browser/scmViewlet.ts
@@ -1285,7 +1285,8 @@ export class SCMViewlet extends PanelViewlet implements IViewModel, IViewsViewle
 			this.addPanels([{ panel, size: panel.minimumSize, index: index++ }]);
 			panel.repository.focus();
 			panel.onDidFocus(() => this.lastFocusedRepository = panel.repository);
-			if (newRepositoryPanels.length === 1 || this.lastFocusedRepository === panel.repository) {
+
+			if (this.lastFocusedRepository === panel.repository) {
 				panel.focus();
 			}
 		});