diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index d47913c32..f9cf16475 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) Run() error {
 
 	go func() {
 		_, err := gui.fetch(g, g.CurrentView(), false)
-		if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exit status 128") && gui.canShowIsPrivateRepo() {
+		if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exit status 128") && gui.IsNewPrivateRepo() {
 			gui.introAgree.Wait()
 			_ = gui.createConfirmationPanel(g, g.CurrentView(), gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoAutomaticGitFetchTitle"), gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoAutomaticGitFetchBody"), nil, nil)
 		} else {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/recent_repos_panel.go b/pkg/gui/recent_repos_panel.go
index 6f528896e..4ee990076 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/recent_repos_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/recent_repos_panel.go
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ func (gui *Gui) updateRecentRepoList() error {
 	return gui.Config.SaveAppState()
 }
 
-// canShowIsPrivateRepo returns true if a private repo is never opend before in lazygit
-func (gui *Gui) canShowIsPrivateRepo() bool {
+// IsNewPrivateRepo returns true if a private repo is never opend before in lazygit
+func (gui *Gui) IsNewPrivateRepo() bool {
 	repos := gui.Config.GetAppState().RecentPrivateRepos
 	currentRepo, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {