diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index eed354dd8a4f1ce18aede020ea2e9c112e1e4024..127544276ab137be271a3a99a03a81044a634ba6 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		await this.model.pull(true);
+		await this.model.pullWithRebase();
 	}
 
 	@command('git.push')
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		this.model.push(pick.label, branchName);
+		this.model.pushTo(pick.label, branchName);
 	}
 
 	@command('git.sync')
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		await this.model.push(choice, branchName, { setUpstream: true });
+		await this.model.pushTo(choice, branchName, true);
 	}
 
 	@command('git.showOutput')
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 9ef482def9318be80e4e4401b43412f47cc6710a..ad023efdf6ea76006f28df514c4061b3c2184b90 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ export interface IGit {
 	version: string;
 }
 
-export interface PushOptions {
-	setUpstream?: boolean;
-}
-
 export interface IFileStatus {
 	x: string;
 	y: string;
@@ -762,10 +758,10 @@ export class Repository {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async push(remote?: string, name?: string, options?: PushOptions): Promise<void> {
+	async push(remote?: string, name?: string, setUpstream: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
 		const args = ['push'];
 
-		if (options && options.setUpstream) {
+		if (setUpstream) {
 			args.push('-u');
 		}
 
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/model.ts b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
index aba4a4251d621804186de53fedc92145cc561d0e..56479c7121c930a6daced8ce5a60583d2f71f092 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/model.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import { Uri, Command, EventEmitter, Event, SourceControlResourceState, SourceControlResourceDecorations, Disposable, ProgressLocation, window, workspace } from 'vscode';
-import { Git, Repository, Ref, Branch, Remote, PushOptions, Commit, GitErrorCodes } from './git';
+import { Git, Repository, Ref, Branch, Remote, Commit, GitErrorCodes } from './git';
 import { anyEvent, eventToPromise, filterEvent, EmptyDisposable, combinedDisposable, dispose } from './util';
 import { memoize, throttle, debounce } from './decorators';
 import * as path from 'path';
@@ -479,12 +479,23 @@ export class Model implements Disposable {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async pull(rebase?: boolean): Promise<void> {
-		await this.run(Operation.Pull, () => this.repository.pull(rebase));
+	@throttle
+	async pull(): Promise<void> {
+		await this.run(Operation.Pull, () => this.repository.pull());
+	}
+
+	@throttle
+	async pullWithRebase(): Promise<void> {
+		await this.run(Operation.Pull, () => this.repository.pull(true));
+	}
+
+	@throttle
+	async push(): Promise<void> {
+		await this.run(Operation.Push, () => this.repository.push());
 	}
 
-	async push(remote?: string, name?: string, options?: PushOptions): Promise<void> {
-		await this.run(Operation.Push, () => this.repository.push(remote, name, options));
+	async pushTo(remote?: string, name?: string, setUpstream: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
+		await this.run(Operation.Push, () => this.repository.push(remote, name, setUpstream));
 	}
 
 	@throttle