diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/list_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/list_controller.go
index cdaea413a..6094561f4 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/list_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/list_controller.go
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ func (self *ListController) handleLineChange(change int) error {
 	// we're not constantly re-rendering the main view.
 	if before != after {
 		if change == -1 {
-			checkScrollUp(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollOffMargin, before, after)
+			checkScrollUp(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig, before, after)
 		} else if change == 1 {
-			checkScrollDown(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollOffMargin, before, after)
+			checkScrollDown(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig, before, after)
 		}
 
 		return self.context.HandleFocus(types.OnFocusOpts{})
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/patch_explorer_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/patch_explorer_controller.go
index 83c8633a7..6f193cf2d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/patch_explorer_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/patch_explorer_controller.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (self *PatchExplorerController) HandlePrevLine() error {
 	after := self.context.GetState().GetSelectedLineIdx()
 
 	if self.context.GetState().SelectingLine() {
-		checkScrollUp(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollOffMargin, before, after)
+		checkScrollUp(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig, before, after)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (self *PatchExplorerController) HandleNextLine() error {
 	after := self.context.GetState().GetSelectedLineIdx()
 
 	if self.context.GetState().SelectingLine() {
-		checkScrollDown(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollOffMargin, before, after)
+		checkScrollDown(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig, before, after)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/scroll_off_margin.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/scroll_off_margin.go
index 119f30090..fe3e2cfc5 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/scroll_off_margin.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/scroll_off_margin.go
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 package controllers
 
 import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 // To be called after pressing up-arrow; checks whether the cursor entered the
 // top scroll-off margin, and so the view needs to be scrolled up one line
-func checkScrollUp(view types.IViewTrait, scrollOffMargin int, lineIdxBefore int, lineIdxAfter int) {
+func checkScrollUp(view types.IViewTrait, userConfig *config.UserConfig, lineIdxBefore int, lineIdxAfter int) {
 	viewPortStart, viewPortHeight := view.ViewPortYBounds()
 
 	linesToScroll := calculateLinesToScrollUp(
-		viewPortStart, viewPortHeight, scrollOffMargin, lineIdxBefore, lineIdxAfter)
+		viewPortStart, viewPortHeight, userConfig.Gui.ScrollOffMargin, lineIdxBefore, lineIdxAfter)
 	if linesToScroll != 0 {
 		view.ScrollUp(linesToScroll)
 	}
@@ -19,11 +20,11 @@ func checkScrollUp(view types.IViewTrait, scrollOffMargin int, lineIdxBefore int
 
 // To be called after pressing down-arrow; checks whether the cursor entered the
 // bottom scroll-off margin, and so the view needs to be scrolled down one line
-func checkScrollDown(view types.IViewTrait, scrollOffMargin int, lineIdxBefore int, lineIdxAfter int) {
+func checkScrollDown(view types.IViewTrait, userConfig *config.UserConfig, lineIdxBefore int, lineIdxAfter int) {
 	viewPortStart, viewPortHeight := view.ViewPortYBounds()
 
 	linesToScroll := calculateLinesToScrollDown(
-		viewPortStart, viewPortHeight, scrollOffMargin, lineIdxBefore, lineIdxAfter)
+		viewPortStart, viewPortHeight, userConfig.Gui.ScrollOffMargin, lineIdxBefore, lineIdxAfter)
 	if linesToScroll != 0 {
 		view.ScrollDown(linesToScroll)
 	}