diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/branches_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/branches_helper.go
index a53bf2181..8af447f79 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/branches_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/branches_helper.go
@@ -286,12 +286,14 @@ func (self *BranchesHelper) deleteRemoteBranches(remoteBranches []*models.Remote
 }
 
 func (self *BranchesHelper) PostFetchRefresh(fetchErr error) error {
-	self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{
-		Scope: []types.RefreshableView{
-			types.BRANCHES, types.COMMITS, types.REMOTES, types.TAGS, types.PULL_REQUESTS,
-		},
-		Mode: types.SYNC,
-	})
+	scope := []types.RefreshableView{
+		types.BRANCHES, types.COMMITS, types.REMOTES, types.TAGS, types.PULL_REQUESTS,
+	}
+	// AutoForwardBranches needs a fresh worktree model to skip branches that are checked out elsewhere.
+	if self.c.UserConfig().Git.AutoForwardBranches != "none" {
+		scope = append(scope, types.WORKTREES)
+	}
+	self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: scope, Mode: types.SYNC})
 	if fetchErr != nil {
 		return fetchErr
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/fetch_and_auto_forward_branches_worktree_added_after_startup.go b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/fetch_and_auto_forward_branches_worktree_added_after_startup.go
index 61cb0fd9f..bee14276a 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/fetch_and_auto_forward_branches_worktree_added_after_startup.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/fetch_and_auto_forward_branches_worktree_added_after_startup.go
@@ -43,12 +43,8 @@ var FetchAndAutoForwardBranchesWorktreeAddedAfterStartup = NewIntegrationTest(Ne
 		t.Views().Branches().
 			Lines(
 				Contains("feature").IsSelected(),
-				/* EXPECTED:
 				Contains("master (worktree linked-worktree) ↓1"),
 				Contains("wt-branch").DoesNotContain("worktree"),
-				ACTUAL: */
-				Contains("master ✓"),
-				Contains("wt-branch (worktree linked-worktree)"),
 			)
 
 		t.Views().Worktrees().
@@ -58,11 +54,6 @@ var FetchAndAutoForwardBranchesWorktreeAddedAfterStartup = NewIntegrationTest(Ne
 
 		t.Views().Files().
 			Focus().
-			/* EXPECTED:
 			IsEmpty()
-			ACTUAL: */
-			Lines(
-				Equals("D  file03.txt"),
-			)
 	},
 })