diff --git a/pkg/commands/patch/patch_manager.go b/pkg/commands/patch/patch_manager.go
index e3f6cd454..e50c0fd3a 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/patch/patch_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/patch/patch_manager.go
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ func (p *PatchManager) GetFileIncLineIndices(filename string) ([]int, error) {
 }
 
 func (p *PatchManager) ApplyPatches(reverse bool) error {
+	patch := ""
+
 	applyFlags := []string{"index", "3way"}
 	if reverse {
 		applyFlags = append(applyFlags, "reverse")
@@ -255,16 +257,10 @@ func (p *PatchManager) ApplyPatches(reverse bool) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		patch := p.RenderPatchForFile(filename, true, reverse)
-		if patch != "" {
-			err := p.applyPatch(patch, applyFlags...)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
+		patch += p.RenderPatchForFile(filename, true, reverse)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return p.applyPatch(patch, applyFlags...)
 }
 
 // clears the patch
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/patch_building/apply_in_reverse_with_conflict.go b/pkg/integration/tests/patch_building/apply_in_reverse_with_conflict.go
index 8c3e61a86..04d160a01 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/patch_building/apply_in_reverse_with_conflict.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/patch_building/apply_in_reverse_with_conflict.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var ApplyInReverseWithConflict = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		t.ExpectPopup().Alert().
 			Title(Equals("Error")).
 			Content(Contains("Applied patch to 'file1' with conflicts.").
-				DoesNotContain("Applied patch to 'file2' cleanly.")).
+				Contains("Applied patch to 'file2' cleanly.")).
 			Confirm()
 
 		t.Views().Files().
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ var ApplyInReverseWithConflict = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			Focus().
 			Lines(
 				Contains("M").Contains("file1").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("M").Contains("file2"),
 			)
 
 		t.Views().Main().