diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
index 5bf29c2cd..4a1209642 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
@@ -1265,10 +1265,7 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) GetOnFocus() func(types.OnFocusOpts) {
 		context := self.context()
 		if context.GetSelectedLineIdx() > COMMIT_THRESHOLD && context.GetLimitCommits() {
 			context.SetLimitCommits(false)
-			self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) error {
-				self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.COMMITS}})
-				return nil
-			})
+			self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC, Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.COMMITS}})
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/sub_commits_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/sub_commits_controller.go
index a47469d70..8799cd3c6 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/sub_commits_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/sub_commits_controller.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package controllers
 
 import (
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/context"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
@@ -67,10 +66,7 @@ func (self *SubCommitsController) GetOnFocus() func(types.OnFocusOpts) {
 		context := self.context()
 		if context.GetSelectedLineIdx() > COMMIT_THRESHOLD && context.GetLimitCommits() {
 			context.SetLimitCommits(false)
-			self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) error {
-				self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.SUB_COMMITS}})
-				return nil
-			})
+			self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC, Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.SUB_COMMITS}})
 		}
 	}
 }