diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/common/gitContentProvider.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/common/gitContentProvider.ts
index 22ef8c2db4cf6effcc95652133fdfc89d62b3b11..c526d6ec5785ea65a170d468b6b61c480d836ca1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/common/gitContentProvider.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/common/gitContentProvider.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export class GitContentProvider implements IWorkbenchContribution, ITextModelCon
 		];
 
 		model.onWillDispose(() => dispose(disposables));
+		triggerModelUpdate();
 
 		return TPromise.as(model);
 	}