diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index f0c2719472f7d3e62ae79056d936c22af71018ae..3215555c9623c987ce3702cc53da5c7681d1ebc7 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		try {
 			if (ref === '~') {
 				const uriString = uri.toString();
-				const [indexStatus] = repository.indexGroup.resourceStates.filter(r => r.original.toString() === uriString);
+				const [indexStatus] = repository.indexGroup.resourceStates.filter(r => r.resourceUri.toString() === uriString);
 				ref = indexStatus ? '' : 'HEAD';
 			}