diff --git a/pkg/commands/git.go b/pkg/commands/git.go
index 90514cbd6..a5666cfc1 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func NewGitCommandAux(
 	commitFileLoader := git_commands.NewCommitFileLoader(cmn, cmd)
 	commitLoader := git_commands.NewCommitLoader(cmn, cmd, statusCommands.WorkingTreeState, gitCommon)
 	reflogCommitLoader := git_commands.NewReflogCommitLoader(cmn, cmd)
-	remoteLoader := git_commands.NewRemoteLoader(cmn, cmd, repo.Remotes)
+	remoteLoader := git_commands.NewRemoteLoader(cmn, cmd)
 	worktreeLoader := git_commands.NewWorktreeLoader(gitCommon)
 	stashLoader := git_commands.NewStashLoader(cmn, cmd)
 	tagLoader := git_commands.NewTagLoader(cmn, cmd)
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/remote_loader.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/remote_loader.go
index 2e632def4..164ab0016 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/remote_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/remote_loader.go
@@ -2,33 +2,29 @@ package git_commands
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	gogit "github.com/jesseduffield/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/oscommands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
-	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
 type RemoteLoader struct {
 	*common.Common
-	cmd             oscommands.ICmdObjBuilder
-	getGoGitRemotes func() ([]*gogit.Remote, error)
+	cmd oscommands.ICmdObjBuilder
 }
 
 func NewRemoteLoader(
 	common *common.Common,
 	cmd oscommands.ICmdObjBuilder,
-	getGoGitRemotes func() ([]*gogit.Remote, error),
 ) *RemoteLoader {
 	return &RemoteLoader{
-		Common:          common,
-		cmd:             cmd,
-		getGoGitRemotes: getGoGitRemotes,
+		Common: common,
+		cmd:    cmd,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -44,10 +40,7 @@ func (self *RemoteLoader) GetRemotes() ([]*models.Remote, error) {
 		remoteBranchesByRemoteName, remoteBranchesErr = self.getRemoteBranchesByRemoteName()
 	})
 
-	goGitRemotes, err := self.getGoGitRemotes()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	remotes := self.getRemotesFromConfig()
 
 	wg.Wait()
 
@@ -55,16 +48,9 @@ func (self *RemoteLoader) GetRemotes() ([]*models.Remote, error) {
 		return nil, remoteBranchesErr
 	}
 
-	remotes := lo.Map(goGitRemotes, func(goGitRemote *gogit.Remote, _ int) *models.Remote {
-		remoteName := goGitRemote.Config().Name
-		branches := remoteBranchesByRemoteName[remoteName]
-
-		return &models.Remote{
-			Name:     goGitRemote.Config().Name,
-			Urls:     goGitRemote.Config().URLs,
-			Branches: branches,
-		}
-	})
+	for _, remote := range remotes {
+		remote.Branches = remoteBranchesByRemoteName[remote.Name]
+	}
 
 	// now lets sort our remotes by name alphabetically
 	slices.SortFunc(remotes, func(a, b *models.Remote) int {
@@ -81,6 +67,33 @@ func (self *RemoteLoader) GetRemotes() ([]*models.Remote, error) {
 	return remotes, nil
 }
 
+func (self *RemoteLoader) getRemotesFromConfig() []*models.Remote {
+	cmdArgs := NewGitCmd("config").
+		Arg("--local", "--get-regexp", `^remote\.[^.]+\.url$`).ToArgv()
+	output, err := self.cmd.New(cmdArgs).DontLog().RunWithOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		// exit code 1 means no matching keys (no remotes configured)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	remotesByName := make(map[string]*models.Remote)
+
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(output, "\n") {
+		key, url, found := strings.Cut(strings.TrimSpace(line), " ")
+		if !found {
+			continue
+		}
+		// key is "remote.<name>.url"; strip prefix and suffix to get the name
+		remoteName := strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimPrefix(key, "remote."), ".url")
+		if _, ok := remotesByName[remoteName]; !ok {
+			remotesByName[remoteName] = &models.Remote{Name: remoteName}
+		}
+		remotesByName[remoteName].Urls = append(remotesByName[remoteName].Urls, url)
+	}
+
+	return slices.Collect(maps.Values(remotesByName))
+}
+
 func (self *RemoteLoader) getRemoteBranchesByRemoteName() (map[string][]*models.RemoteBranch, error) {
 	remoteBranchesByRemoteName := make(map[string][]*models.RemoteBranch)