diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/commits_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/commits_helper.go
index 9d2fcd164..188e9d60a 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/commits_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/commits_helper.go
@@ -159,9 +159,7 @@ func (self *CommitsHelper) OpenCommitMessagePanel(opts *OpenCommitMessagePanelOp
 
 func (self *CommitsHelper) OnCommitSuccess() {
 	// if we have a preserved message we want to clear it on success
-	if self.c.Contexts().CommitMessage.GetPreserveMessage() {
-		self.c.Contexts().CommitMessage.SetPreservedMessageAndLogError("")
-	}
+	self.c.Contexts().CommitMessage.SetPreservedMessageAndLogError("")
 }
 
 func (self *CommitsHelper) HandleCommitConfirm() error {