diff --git a/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go b/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
index fe947f50f..268247630 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
@@ -53,32 +53,20 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleBranchSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 
 // gui.refreshStatus is called at the end of this because that's when we can
 // be sure there is a state.Branches array to pick the current branch from
-func (gui *Gui) refreshBranches(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-	if err := gui.refreshRemotes(); err != nil {
-		return err
+func (gui *Gui) refreshBranches() {
+	_ = gui.refreshRemotes()
+	_ = gui.refreshTags()
+
+	builder, err := commands.NewBranchListBuilder(gui.Log, gui.GitCommand, gui.State.ReflogCommits)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = gui.createErrorPanel(gui.g, err.Error())
 	}
+	gui.State.Branches = builder.Build()
 
-	if err := gui.refreshTags(); err != nil {
-		return err
+	// TODO: if we're in the remotes view and we've just deleted a remote we need to refresh accordingly
+	if gui.getBranchesView().Context == "local-branches" {
+		gui.renderLocalBranchesWithSelection()
 	}
-
-	g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-		builder, err := commands.NewBranchListBuilder(gui.Log, gui.GitCommand, gui.State.ReflogCommits)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		gui.State.Branches = builder.Build()
-
-		// TODO: if we're in the remotes view and we've just deleted a remote we need to refresh accordingly
-		if gui.getBranchesView().Context == "local-branches" {
-			if err := gui.renderLocalBranchesWithSelection(); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-
-		return gui.refreshStatus(g)
-	})
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) renderLocalBranchesWithSelection() error {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/commits_panel.go b/pkg/gui/commits_panel.go
index f0c391755..27f709f1e 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/commits_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/commits_panel.go
@@ -71,27 +71,26 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCommitSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) refreshCommits(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-	g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
-		// I think this is here for the sake of some kind of rebasing thing
-		_ = gui.refreshStatus(g)
+	if err := gui.updateWorkTreeState(); err != nil {
+		return gui.createErrorPanel(gui.g, err.Error())
+	}
 
-		if err := gui.refreshCommitsWithLimit(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	if err := gui.refreshCommitsWithLimit(); err != nil {
+		return gui.createErrorPanel(gui.g, err.Error())
+	}
 
-		if err := gui.refreshReflogCommits(); err != nil {
-			return gui.createErrorPanel(gui.g, err.Error())
-		}
+	if err := gui.refreshReflogCommits(); err != nil {
+		return gui.createErrorPanel(gui.g, err.Error())
+	}
 
-		if err := gui.refreshBranches(gui.g); err != nil {
-			return gui.createErrorPanel(gui.g, err.Error())
-		}
+	gui.refreshBranches()
+
+	gui.refreshStatus()
+
+	if g.CurrentView() == gui.getCommitFilesView() || (g.CurrentView() == gui.getMainView() || gui.State.MainContext == "patch-building") {
+		return gui.refreshCommitFilesView()
+	}
 
-		if g.CurrentView() == gui.getCommitFilesView() || (g.CurrentView() == gui.getMainView() || gui.State.MainContext == "patch-building") {
-			return gui.refreshCommitFilesView()
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 62a673870..b4805b7f3 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ type commitFilesPanelState struct {
 	SelectedLine int
 }
 
-type statusPanelState struct {
-	pushables string
-	pullables string
-}
-
 type panelStates struct {
 	Files          *filePanelState
 	Branches       *branchPanelState
@@ -175,7 +170,6 @@ type panelStates struct {
 	LineByLine     *lineByLinePanelState
 	Merging        *mergingPanelState
 	CommitFiles    *commitFilesPanelState
-	Status         *statusPanelState
 }
 
 type searchingState struct {
@@ -246,7 +240,6 @@ func NewGui(log *logrus.Entry, gitCommand *commands.GitCommand, oSCommand *comma
 				Conflicts:     []commands.Conflict{},
 				EditHistory:   stack.New(),
 			},
-			Status: &statusPanelState{},
 		},
 		ScreenMode: SCREEN_NORMAL,
 		SideView:   nil,
@@ -930,7 +923,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) fetch(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View, canAskForCredentials bool) (u
 		_ = gui.createConfirmationPanel(g, v, true, gui.Tr.SLocalize("Error"), coloredMessage, close, close)
 	}
 
-	_ = gui.refreshStatus(g)
+	if err := gui.refreshCommits(g); err != nil {
+		return unamePassOpend, err
+	}
 
 	return unamePassOpend, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/status_panel.go b/pkg/gui/status_panel.go
index d7561d9d7..c6ebff794 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/status_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/status_panel.go
@@ -10,50 +10,34 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
-func (gui *Gui) refreshStatus(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-	state := gui.State.Panels.Status
-
-	v, err := g.View("status")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	// for some reason if this isn't wrapped in an update the clear seems to
-	// be applied after the other things or something like that; the panel's
-	// contents end up cleared
-	g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
-		v.Clear()
-		// TODO: base this off of the current branch
-		state.pushables, state.pullables = gui.GitCommand.GetCurrentBranchUpstreamDifferenceCount()
-		if err := gui.updateWorkTreeState(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+// never call this on its own, it should only be called from within refreshCommits()
+func (gui *Gui) refreshStatus() {
+	currentBranch := gui.currentBranch()
+	status := ""
 
+	if currentBranch.Pushables != "" && currentBranch.Pullables != "" {
 		trackColor := color.FgYellow
-		if state.pushables == "0" && state.pullables == "0" {
+		if currentBranch.Pushables == "0" && currentBranch.Pullables == "0" {
 			trackColor = color.FgGreen
-		} else if state.pushables == "?" && state.pullables == "?" {
+		} else if currentBranch.Pushables == "?" && currentBranch.Pullables == "?" {
 			trackColor = color.FgRed
 		}
 
-		status := utils.ColoredString(fmt.Sprintf("↑%s↓%s", state.pushables, state.pullables), trackColor)
-		branches := gui.State.Branches
+		status = utils.ColoredString(fmt.Sprintf("↑%s↓%s ", currentBranch.Pushables, currentBranch.Pullables), trackColor)
+	}
 
-		if gui.State.WorkingTreeState != "normal" {
-			status += utils.ColoredString(fmt.Sprintf(" (%s)", gui.State.WorkingTreeState), color.FgYellow)
-		}
+	if gui.State.WorkingTreeState != "normal" {
+		status += utils.ColoredString(fmt.Sprintf("(%s) ", gui.State.WorkingTreeState), color.FgYellow)
+	}
 
-		if len(branches) > 0 {
-			branch := branches[0]
-			name := utils.ColoredString(branch.Name, presentation.GetBranchColor(branch.Name))
-			repoName := utils.GetCurrentRepoName()
-			status += fmt.Sprintf(" %s → %s", repoName, name)
-		}
+	name := utils.ColoredString(currentBranch.Name, presentation.GetBranchColor(currentBranch.Name))
+	repoName := utils.GetCurrentRepoName()
+	status += fmt.Sprintf("%s → %s ", repoName, name)
 
-		fmt.Fprint(v, status)
+	gui.g.Update(func(*gocui.Gui) error {
+		gui.setViewContent(gui.g, gui.getStatusView(), status)
 		return nil
 	})
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func runeCount(str string) int {
@@ -70,10 +54,10 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCheckForUpdate(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleStatusClick(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	state := gui.State.Panels.Status
+	currentBranch := gui.currentBranch()
 
 	cx, _ := v.Cursor()
-	upstreamStatus := fmt.Sprintf("↑%s↓%s", state.pushables, state.pullables)
+	upstreamStatus := fmt.Sprintf("↑%s↓%s", currentBranch.Pushables, currentBranch.Pullables)
 	repoName := utils.GetCurrentRepoName()
 	gui.Log.Warn(gui.State.WorkingTreeState)
 	switch gui.State.WorkingTreeState {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
index 7a1285bbb..254abd044 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
@@ -309,6 +309,11 @@ func (gui *Gui) getSearchView() *gocui.View {
 	return v
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) getStatusView() *gocui.View {
+	v, _ := gui.g.View("status")
+	return v
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) trimmedContent(v *gocui.View) string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(v.Buffer())
 }