diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/status_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/status_controller.go
index 2a186670b..5d35d9f47 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/status_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/status_controller.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/types/enums"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/constants"
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ func (self *StatusController) onClick() error {
 	}
 
 	cx, _ := self.c.Views().Status.Cursor()
-	upstreamStatus := presentation.BranchStatus(currentBranch, types.ItemOperationNone, self.c.Tr)
+	upstreamStatus := presentation.BranchStatus(currentBranch, types.ItemOperationNone, self.c.Tr, time.Now())
 	repoName := self.c.Git().RepoPaths.RepoName()
 	workingTreeState := self.c.Git().Status.WorkingTreeState()
 	switch workingTreeState {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
index bd027ca62..22512aca2 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package presentation
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_commands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func GetBranchListDisplayStrings(
 ) [][]string {
 	return lo.Map(branches, func(branch *models.Branch, _ int) []string {
 		diffed := branch.Name == diffName
-		return getBranchDisplayStrings(branch, getItemOperation(branch), fullDescription, diffed, tr, userConfig, worktrees)
+		return getBranchDisplayStrings(branch, getItemOperation(branch), fullDescription, diffed, tr, userConfig, worktrees, time.Now())
 	})
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func getBranchDisplayStrings(
 	tr *i18n.TranslationSet,
 	userConfig *config.UserConfig,
 	worktrees []*models.Worktree,
+	now time.Time,
 ) []string {
 	displayName := b.Name
 	if b.DisplayName != "" {
@@ -124,13 +126,13 @@ func ColoredBranchStatus(branch *models.Branch, itemOperation types.ItemOperatio
 		colour = style.FgMagenta
 	}
 
-	return colour.Sprint(BranchStatus(branch, itemOperation, tr))
+	return colour.Sprint(BranchStatus(branch, itemOperation, tr, time.Now()))
 }
 
-func BranchStatus(branch *models.Branch, itemOperation types.ItemOperation, tr *i18n.TranslationSet) string {
+func BranchStatus(branch *models.Branch, itemOperation types.ItemOperation, tr *i18n.TranslationSet, now time.Time) string {
 	itemOperationStr := itemOperationToString(itemOperation, tr)
 	if itemOperationStr != "" {
-		return itemOperationStr + " " + utils.Loader()
+		return itemOperationStr + " " + utils.Loader(now)
 	}
 
 	if !branch.IsTrackingRemote() {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/tags.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/tags.go
index 9bdabcf40..c210bdebc 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/tags.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/tags.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package presentation
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/presentation/icons"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/style"
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ func getTagDisplayStrings(t *models.Tag, itemOperation types.ItemOperation, diff
 	descriptionStr := descriptionColor.Sprint(t.Description())
 	itemOperationStr := itemOperationToString(itemOperation, tr)
 	if itemOperationStr != "" {
-		descriptionStr = style.FgCyan.Sprint(itemOperationStr+" "+utils.Loader()) + " " + descriptionStr
+		descriptionStr = style.FgCyan.Sprint(itemOperationStr+" "+utils.Loader(time.Now())) + " " + descriptionStr
 	}
 	res = append(res, textStyle.Sprint(t.Name), descriptionStr)
 	return res
diff --git a/pkg/gui/status/status_manager.go b/pkg/gui/status/status_manager.go
index 1f4aaa569..da4f5f14c 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/status/status_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/status/status_manager.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (self *StatusManager) GetStatusString() string {
 	}
 	topStatus := self.statuses[0]
 	if topStatus.statusType == "waiting" {
-		return topStatus.message + " " + utils.Loader()
+		return topStatus.message + " " + utils.Loader(time.Now())
 	}
 	return topStatus.message
 }
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 12041719e..f40cd4fd3 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ func GetProjectRoot() string {
 const LoaderAnimationInterval = 50
 
 // Loader dumps a string to be displayed as a loader
-func Loader() string {
+func Loader(now time.Time) string {
 	characters := "|/-\\"
-	now := time.Now()
 	milliseconds := now.UnixMilli()
 	index := milliseconds / LoaderAnimationInterval % int64(len(characters))
 	return characters[index : index+1]