diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 8d190e079..1278411de 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -620,15 +620,14 @@ func (gui *Gui) goEvery(interval time.Duration, function func() error) {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) startBackgroundFetch() {
-	g := gui.g
 	gui.waitForIntro.Wait()
 	isNew := gui.Config.GetIsNewRepo()
 	if !isNew {
 		time.After(60 * time.Second)
 	}
-	_, err := gui.fetch(g, g.CurrentView(), false)
+	_, err := gui.fetch(gui.g, gui.g.CurrentView(), false)
 	if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exit status 128") && isNew {
-		_ = gui.createConfirmationPanel(g, g.CurrentView(), gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoAutomaticGitFetchTitle"), gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoAutomaticGitFetchBody"), nil, nil)
+		_ = gui.createConfirmationPanel(gui.g, gui.g.CurrentView(), gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoAutomaticGitFetchTitle"), gui.Tr.SLocalize("NoAutomaticGitFetchBody"), nil, nil)
 	} else {
 		gui.goEvery(time.Second*60, func() error {
 			_, err := gui.fetch(gui.g, gui.g.CurrentView(), false)