diff --git a/pkg/commands/git.go b/pkg/commands/git.go
index 9fd675baf..2d2710a42 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git.go
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ type GitCommand struct {
 	Worktree           *gogit.Worktree
 	Repo               *gogit.Repository
 	Tr                 *i18n.Localizer
-	SavedCredentials   SavedCredentials
 	getGlobalGitConfig func(string) (string, error)
 	getLocalGitConfig  func(string) (string, error)
 	removeFile         func(string) error
@@ -94,19 +93,12 @@ func NewGitCommand(log *logrus.Entry, osCommand *OSCommand, tr *i18n.Localizer)
 		}
 	}
 
-	credentials := SavedCredentials{
-		Username: "",
-		Password: "",
-		HasAsked: false,
-	}
-
 	return &GitCommand{
 		Log:                log,
 		OSCommand:          osCommand,
 		Tr:                 tr,
 		Worktree:           worktree,
 		Repo:               repo,
-		SavedCredentials:   credentials,
 		getGlobalGitConfig: gitconfig.Global,
 		getLocalGitConfig:  gitconfig.Local,
 		removeFile:         os.RemoveAll,
@@ -255,43 +247,14 @@ func (c *GitCommand) RenameCommit(name string) error {
 	return c.OSCommand.RunCommand(fmt.Sprintf("git commit --allow-empty --amend -m %s", c.OSCommand.Quote(name)))
 }
 
-// SavedCredentials are the user's git login credentials
-type SavedCredentials struct {
-	Username string
-	Password string
-	HasAsked bool
-}
-
 // Fetch fetch git repo
-func (c *GitCommand) Fetch(unamePassQuestion func(string) string, runDry bool) error {
-	newCredentials := SavedCredentials{
-		Username: c.SavedCredentials.Username,
-		Password: c.SavedCredentials.Password,
-	}
-	cmd := "git fetch"
-	if runDry {
-		cmd += " --dry-run"
-	}
-
-	err := c.OSCommand.DetectUnamePass(cmd, func(question string) string {
-		if question == "username" && len(c.SavedCredentials.Username) != 0 {
-			return c.SavedCredentials.Username
+func (c *GitCommand) Fetch(unamePassQuestion func(string) string, canSskForCredentials bool) error {
+	return c.OSCommand.DetectUnamePass("git fetch", func(question string) string {
+		if canSskForCredentials {
+			return unamePassQuestion(question)
 		}
-		if question == "password" && len(c.SavedCredentials.Password) != 0 {
-			return c.SavedCredentials.Password
-		}
-		output := unamePassQuestion(question)
-		if question == "password" {
-			newCredentials.Password = output
-		} else {
-			newCredentials.Username = output
-		}
-		return output
+		return "-"
 	})
-	if err == nil {
-		c.SavedCredentials = newCredentials
-	}
-	return err
 }
 
 // ResetToCommit reset to commit
diff --git a/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go b/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
index dbf4b007a..c62538d5c 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCreatePullRequestPress(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) handleGitFetch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	gui.fetch(g, true)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) handleForceCheckout(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	branch := gui.getSelectedBranch(v)
 	message := gui.Tr.SLocalize("SureForceCheckout")
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 69343a95d..872a00c37 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	// "strings"
@@ -351,50 +350,21 @@ func (gui *Gui) promptAnonymousReporting() error {
 	})
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) fetch(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+func (gui *Gui) fetch(g *gocui.Gui, canSskForCredentials bool) error {
 	err := gui.GitCommand.Fetch(func(passOrUname string) string {
-		if !gui.GitCommand.SavedCredentials.HasAsked {
-			var wg sync.WaitGroup
-			wg.Add(1)
-			gui.GitCommand.SavedCredentials.HasAsked = true
-			close := func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-				wg.Done()
-				return nil
-			}
-			_ = gui.createConfirmationPanel(
-				g,
-				g.CurrentView(),
-				gui.Tr.SLocalize("RepoRequiresCredentialsTitle"),
-				gui.Tr.SLocalize("RepoRequiresCredentialsBody"),
-				close,
-				close,
-			)
-			wg.Wait()
-		}
 		return gui.waitForPassUname(gui.g, gui.g.CurrentView(), passOrUname)
-	}, false)
+	}, canSskForCredentials)
 
-	var reTryErr error
-	if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exit status 128") {
-		var wg sync.WaitGroup
-		wg.Add(1)
-
-		currentView := g.CurrentView()
+	if canSskForCredentials && err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exit status 128") {
 		colorFunction := color.New(color.FgRed).SprintFunc()
 		coloredMessage := colorFunction(strings.TrimSpace(gui.Tr.SLocalize("PassUnameWrong")))
 		close := func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-			wg.Done()
 			return nil
 		}
-		_ = gui.createConfirmationPanel(g, currentView, gui.Tr.SLocalize("Error"), coloredMessage, close, close)
-		wg.Wait()
-		reTryErr = gui.fetch(g)
+		_ = gui.createConfirmationPanel(g, g.CurrentView(), gui.Tr.SLocalize("Error"), coloredMessage, close, close)
 	}
 
 	gui.refreshStatus(g)
-	if reTryErr != nil {
-		return reTryErr
-	}
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -451,9 +421,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) Run() error {
 	}
 
 	go func() {
-		err := gui.fetch(g)
-		if err == nil {
-			gui.goEvery(g, time.Second*60, gui.fetch)
+		time.Sleep(time.Second * 60)
+		err := gui.fetch(g, false)
+		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exit status 128") {
+			gui.goEvery(g, time.Second*60, func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+				return gui.fetch(g, false)
+			})
 		}
 	}()
 	gui.goEvery(g, time.Second*10, gui.refreshFiles)
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index e460e4a1c..b926853ba 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:     gui.handleForceCheckout,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("forceCheckout"),
+		}, {
+			ViewName:    "branches",
+			Key:         'f',
+			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
+			Handler:     gui.handleGitFetch,
+			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("fetch"),
 		}, {
 			ViewName:    "branches",
 			Key:         'n',
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/dutch.go b/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
index 86b679692..5f9e4bf34 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
@@ -413,11 +413,8 @@ func addDutch(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 			ID:    "NoBranchOnRemote",
 			Other: `Deze branch bestaat niet op de remote. U moet het eerst naar de remote pushen.`,
 		}, &i18n.Message{
-			ID:    "RepoRequiresCredentialsTitle",
-			Other: `Repo heeft inloggegevens nodig`,
-		}, &i18n.Message{
-			ID:    "RepoRequiresCredentialsBody",
-			Other: `Lazygit heeft inloggegevens nodig om git fetch te kunnen gebruiken`,
+			ID:    "fetch",
+			Other: `fetch`,
 		},
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 07dbeaffe..929e8834d 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -421,11 +421,8 @@ func addEnglish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 			ID:    "NoBranchOnRemote",
 			Other: `This branch doesn't exist on remote. You need to push it to remote first.`,
 		}, &i18n.Message{
-			ID:    "RepoRequiresCredentialsTitle",
-			Other: `Repo requires credentials`,
-		}, &i18n.Message{
-			ID:    "RepoRequiresCredentialsBody",
-			Other: `Lazygit needs credentials to use git fetch`,
+			ID:    "fetch",
+			Other: `fetch`,
 		},
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/polish.go b/pkg/i18n/polish.go
index 11c4b574b..ec59288fa 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/polish.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/polish.go
@@ -396,11 +396,8 @@ func addPolish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 			ID:    "NoBranchOnRemote",
 			Other: `Ta gałąź nie istnieje na zdalnym. Najpierw musisz go odepchnąć na odległość.`,
 		}, &i18n.Message{
-			ID:    "RepoRequiresCredentialsTitle",
-			Other: `Repo requires credentials`,
-		}, &i18n.Message{
-			ID:    "RepoRequiresCredentialsBody",
-			Other: `Lazygit needs credentials to use git fetch`,
+			ID:    "fetch",
+			Other: `fetch`,
 		},
 	)
 }