diff --git a/pkg/commands/git.go b/pkg/commands/git.go
index 65e457b6f..bf9aa6646 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git.go
@@ -270,12 +270,12 @@ func (c *GitCommand) Pull() error {
 }
 
 // Push push to a branch
-func (c *GitCommand) Push(branchName string, force bool) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
+func (c *GitCommand) Push(branchName string, force bool) error {
 	forceFlag := ""
 	if force {
 		forceFlag = "--force-with-lease "
 	}
-	return c.OSCommand.PrepareSubProcess(c.OSCommand.Platform.shell, c.OSCommand.Platform.shellArg, "git push " + forceFlag + "-u origin " + branchName)
+	return c.OSCommand.RunCommand("git push " + forceFlag + "-u origin " + branchName)
 }
 
 // SquashPreviousTwoCommits squashes a commit down to the one below it
diff --git a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
index 0b921ca0d..5791a9d15 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
@@ -364,18 +364,17 @@ func (gui *Gui) pushWithForceFlag(currentView *gocui.View, force bool) error {
 	if err := gui.createMessagePanel(gui.g, currentView, "", gui.Tr.SLocalize("PushWait")); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	branchName := gui.State.Branches[0].Name
-	sub, err := gui.GitCommand.Push(branchName, force)
-	if err != nil {
-		_ = gui.createErrorPanel(gui.g, err.Error())
-	}
-	if sub != nil {
-		gui.SubProcess = sub
-		return gui.Errors.ErrSubProcess
-	}
-	_ = gui.closeConfirmationPrompt(gui.g)
-	_ = gui.refreshStatus(gui.g)
-	return gui.refreshCommits(gui.g)
+	go func() {
+		branchName := gui.State.Branches[0].Name
+		if err := gui.GitCommand.Push(branchName, force); err != nil {
+			_ = gui.createErrorPanel(gui.g, err.Error())
+		} else {
+			_ = gui.closeConfirmationPrompt(gui.g)
+			_ = gui.refreshCommits(gui.g)
+			_ = gui.refreshStatus(gui.g)
+		}
+	}()
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) pushFiles(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {