diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
index 4a1209642..42059796c 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
@@ -874,13 +874,11 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) revert(commits []*models.Commit, start, end
 			self.c.LogAction(self.c.Tr.Actions.RevertCommit)
 			return self.c.WithWaitingStatusSync(self.c.Tr.RevertingStatus, func() error {
 				result := self.c.Git().Commit.Revert(hashes, isMerge)
-				if err := self.c.Helpers().MergeAndRebase.CheckMergeOrRebase(result); err != nil {
+				if err := self.c.Helpers().MergeAndRebase.CheckMergeOrRebaseWithRefreshOptions(result, types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.SYNC}); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 				self.context().MoveSelection(len(commits))
-				self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{
-					Mode: types.SYNC, Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.COMMITS, types.BRANCHES},
-				})
+				self.context().FocusLine()
 				return nil
 			})
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/revert.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/revert.go
index 5bc81608f..b295abf92 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/revert.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/revert.go
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ var Revert = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 					Confirm()
 			}).
 			Lines(
-				Contains("Revert \"first commit\"").IsSelected(),
-				Contains("first commit"),
-			)
+				Contains("Revert \"first commit\""),
+				Contains("first commit").IsSelected(),
+			).
+			SelectPreviousItem()
 
 		t.Views().Main().Content(Contains("-myfile content"))
 		t.FileSystem().PathNotPresent("myfile")