diff --git a/pkg/config/pager_config.go b/pkg/config/pager_config.go
index 01f92f584..b6514f671 100644
--- a/pkg/config/pager_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/pager_config.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/i18n"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
@@ -93,23 +94,21 @@ func (self *PagerConfig) CurrentPagerIndex() (int, int) {
 }
 
 // CurrentPagerName returns a name for the current pager, suitable for showing
-// to the user. It returns an empty string if no name can be derived; callers
-// should substitute a localized fallback in that case.
-func (self *PagerConfig) CurrentPagerName() string {
+// to the user.
+func (self *PagerConfig) CurrentPagerName(tr *i18n.TranslationSet) string {
+	name := ""
 	currentPagerConfig := self.currentPagerConfig()
-	if currentPagerConfig == nil {
-		return ""
+	if currentPagerConfig != nil {
+		name = currentPagerConfig.displayName()
 	}
-	return currentPagerConfig.displayName()
-}
-
-// CurrentPagerUsesGitConfigDiff reports whether the current pager defers to
-// git's own external diff config. Such an entry has no name we can derive (the
-// actual command may even vary per file via .gitattributes), so callers show a
-// generic label rather than treating it like the default no-pager entry.
-func (self *PagerConfig) CurrentPagerUsesGitConfigDiff() bool {
-	currentPagerConfig := self.currentPagerConfig()
-	return currentPagerConfig != nil && currentPagerConfig.UseExternalDiffGitConfig
+	if name == "" {
+		if currentPagerConfig != nil && currentPagerConfig.UseExternalDiffGitConfig {
+			name = tr.ExternalDiffPagerName
+		} else {
+			name = tr.DefaultPagerName
+		}
+	}
+	return name
 }
 
 func (self *PagingConfig) displayName() string {
diff --git a/pkg/config/pager_config_test.go b/pkg/config/pager_config_test.go
index 7267b9228..117044afc 100644
--- a/pkg/config/pager_config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/pager_config_test.go
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ package config
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/i18n"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestCurrentPagerName(t *testing.T) {
+	tr := i18n.EnglishTranslationSet()
+
 	scenarios := []struct {
 		name     string
 		pager    PagingConfig
@@ -33,9 +36,14 @@ func TestCurrentPagerName(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: "difft",
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "no name can be derived",
+			name:     "no name can be derived for external diff",
 			pager:    PagingConfig{UseExternalDiffGitConfig: true},
-			expected: "",
+			expected: tr.ExternalDiffPagerName,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "no name can be derived for raw diff",
+			pager:    PagingConfig{},
+			expected: tr.DefaultPagerName,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -45,7 +53,7 @@ func TestCurrentPagerName(t *testing.T) {
 			userConfig.Git.Pagers = []PagingConfig{s.pager}
 			config := NewPagerConfig(func() *UserConfig { return userConfig })
 
-			assert.Equal(t, s.expected, config.CurrentPagerName())
+			assert.Equal(t, s.expected, config.CurrentPagerName(tr))
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -53,7 +61,8 @@ func TestCurrentPagerName(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCurrentPagerNameWithoutPagers(t *testing.T) {
 	config := NewPagerConfig(func() *UserConfig { return &UserConfig{} })
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "", config.CurrentPagerName())
+	tr := i18n.EnglishTranslationSet()
+	assert.Equal(t, tr.DefaultPagerName, config.CurrentPagerName(tr))
 }
 
 func TestCyclePagers(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/global_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/global_controller.go
index 77ef29070..3d3f77cd5 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/global_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/global_controller.go
@@ -195,14 +195,7 @@ func (self *GlobalController) onPagerChanged() {
 
 	pagerConfig := self.c.State().GetPagerConfig()
 	current, total := pagerConfig.CurrentPagerIndex()
-	name := pagerConfig.CurrentPagerName()
-	if name == "" {
-		if pagerConfig.CurrentPagerUsesGitConfigDiff() {
-			name = self.c.Tr.ExternalDiffPagerName
-		} else {
-			name = self.c.Tr.DefaultPagerName
-		}
-	}
+	name := pagerConfig.CurrentPagerName(self.c.Tr)
 	self.c.Toast(utils.ResolvePlaceholderString(self.c.Tr.SelectedPager, map[string]string{
 		"name":    name,
 		"current": strconv.Itoa(current + 1),