diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
index e8480ec1b..783975f09 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) extractCommitFromLine(hashPool *utils.StringPool, line
 	}
 	message := split[7]
 
-	tags := []string{}
+	var tags []string
 
 	if extraInfo != "" {
 		extraInfoFields := strings.Split(extraInfo, ",")
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
index ba0cd9d84..2f7547b85 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:          "better typing for rebase mode",
 					Status:        models.StatusUnpushed,
 					Action:        models.ActionNone,
-					Tags:          []string{},
+					Tags:          nil,
 					ExtraInfo:     "(HEAD -> better-tests)",
 					AuthorName:    "Jesse Duffield",
 					AuthorEmail:   "jessedduffield@gmail.com",
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:          "fix logging",
 					Status:        models.StatusPushed,
 					Action:        models.ActionNone,
-					Tags:          []string{},
+					Tags:          nil,
 					ExtraInfo:     "(origin/better-tests)",
 					AuthorName:    "Jesse Duffield",
 					AuthorEmail:   "jessedduffield@gmail.com",
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:          "WIP",
 					Status:        models.StatusPushed,
 					Action:        models.ActionNone,
-					Tags:          []string{},
+					Tags:          nil,
 					ExtraInfo:     "",
 					AuthorName:    "Jesse Duffield",
 					AuthorEmail:   "jessedduffield@gmail.com",
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:          "WIP",
 					Status:        models.StatusPushed,
 					Action:        models.ActionNone,
-					Tags:          []string{},
+					Tags:          nil,
 					ExtraInfo:     "",
 					AuthorName:    "Jesse Duffield",
 					AuthorEmail:   "jessedduffield@gmail.com",
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:          "WIP",
 					Status:        models.StatusMerged,
 					Action:        models.ActionNone,
-					Tags:          []string{},
+					Tags:          nil,
 					ExtraInfo:     "",
 					AuthorName:    "Jesse Duffield",
 					AuthorEmail:   "jessedduffield@gmail.com",
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:          "WIP",
 					Status:        models.StatusMerged,
 					Action:        models.ActionNone,
-					Tags:          []string{},
+					Tags:          nil,
 					ExtraInfo:     "",
 					AuthorName:    "Jesse Duffield",
 					AuthorEmail:   "jessedduffield@gmail.com",
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:          "refactoring the config struct",
 					Status:        models.StatusMerged,
 					Action:        models.ActionNone,
-					Tags:          []string{},
+					Tags:          nil,
 					ExtraInfo:     "",
 					AuthorName:    "Jesse Duffield",
 					AuthorEmail:   "jessedduffield@gmail.com",
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:          "better typing for rebase mode",
 					Status:        models.StatusUnpushed,
 					Action:        models.ActionNone,
-					Tags:          []string{},
+					Tags:          nil,
 					ExtraInfo:     "(HEAD -> better-tests)",
 					AuthorName:    "Jesse Duffield",
 					AuthorEmail:   "jessedduffield@gmail.com",
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 					Name:          "better typing for rebase mode",
 					Status:        models.StatusUnpushed,
 					Action:        models.ActionNone,
-					Tags:          []string{},
+					Tags:          nil,
 					ExtraInfo:     "(HEAD -> better-tests)",
 					AuthorName:    "Jesse Duffield",
 					AuthorEmail:   "jessedduffield@gmail.com",