diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 1823c2955..b996e2e95 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			Handler:     gui.handleSwitchToStagingPanel,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("StageLines"),
 			KeyReadable: "enter",
+		}, {
+			ViewName:    "files",
+			Key:         'f',
+			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
+			Handler:     gui.handleGitFetch,
+			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("fetch"),
 		}, {
 			ViewName: "main",
 			Key:      gocui.KeyEsc,
@@ -304,12 +310,6 @@ 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/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 26186c6d9..15179ccbc 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ func addEnglish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 			Other: `No automatic git fetch`,
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "NoAutomaticGitFetchBody",
-			Other: `Lazygit can't use "git fetch" in a private repo use f in the branches panel to run "git fetch" manually`,
+			Other: `Lazygit can't use "git fetch" in a private repo; use 'f' in the files panel to run "git fetch" manually`,
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "StageLines",
 			Other: `stage individual hunks/lines`,