diff --git a/pkg/commands/git.go b/pkg/commands/git.go
index 4539e4431..87ee69c8c 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git.go
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ func (c *GitCommand) ResetHard() error {
 // UpstreamDifferenceCount checks how many pushables/pullables there are for the
 // current branch
 func (c *GitCommand) UpstreamDifferenceCount() (string, string) {
-	pushableCount, err := c.OSCommand.RunCommandWithOutput("git rev-list @{u}..head --count")
+	pushableCount, err := c.OSCommand.RunCommandWithOutput("git rev-list @{u}..HEAD --count")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "?", "?"
 	}
-	pullableCount, err := c.OSCommand.RunCommandWithOutput("git rev-list head..@{u} --count")
+	pullableCount, err := c.OSCommand.RunCommandWithOutput("git rev-list HEAD..@{u} --count")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "?", "?"
 	}
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (c *GitCommand) UpstreamDifferenceCount() (string, string) {
 // to the remote branch of the current branch, a map is returned to ease look up
 func (c *GitCommand) GetCommitsToPush() map[string]bool {
 	pushables := map[string]bool{}
-	o, err := c.OSCommand.RunCommandWithOutput("git rev-list @{u}..head --abbrev-commit")
+	o, err := c.OSCommand.RunCommandWithOutput("git rev-list @{u}..HEAD --abbrev-commit")
 	if err != nil {
 		return pushables
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
index d76ba5791..b16492dfd 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleAmendCommitPress(g *gocui.Gui, filesView *gocui.View) erro
 			gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
 		}
 
-		return gui.refreshFiles(g)
+		return gui.refreshSidePanels(g)
 	}, nil)
 }