diff --git a/src/Models/IRepository.cs b/src/Models/IRepository.cs
index 9283266e..0224d81f 100644
--- a/src/Models/IRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Models/IRepository.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 {
     public interface IRepository
     {
-        string FullPath { get; set; }
-        string GitDirForWatcher { get; }
-
         void RefreshBranches();
         void RefreshWorktrees();
         void RefreshTags();
diff --git a/src/Models/Watcher.cs b/src/Models/Watcher.cs
index d419363a..3ccecad4 100644
--- a/src/Models/Watcher.cs
+++ b/src/Models/Watcher.cs
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
 {
     public class Watcher : IDisposable
     {
-        public Watcher(IRepository repo)
+        public Watcher(IRepository repo, string fullpath, string gitDir)
         {
             _repo = repo;
 
             _wcWatcher = new FileSystemWatcher();
-            _wcWatcher.Path = _repo.FullPath;
+            _wcWatcher.Path = fullpath;
             _wcWatcher.Filter = "*";
             _wcWatcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastWrite | NotifyFilters.DirectoryName | NotifyFilters.FileName | NotifyFilters.Size | NotifyFilters.CreationTime;
             _wcWatcher.IncludeSubdirectories = true;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
             _wcWatcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
 
             _repoWatcher = new FileSystemWatcher();
-            _repoWatcher.Path = _repo.GitDirForWatcher;
+            _repoWatcher.Path = gitDir;
             _repoWatcher.Filter = "*";
             _repoWatcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastWrite | NotifyFilters.DirectoryName | NotifyFilters.FileName;
             _repoWatcher.IncludeSubdirectories = true;
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
index 85665634..4f2f3ca3 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
@@ -45,21 +45,6 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             set => SetProperty(ref _gitDir, value);
         }
 
-        public string GitDirForWatcher
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                // Only try to get `$GIT_COMMON_DIR` if this repository looks like a worktree.
-                if (_gitDir.Replace("\\", "/").IndexOf(".git/worktrees/", StringComparison.Ordinal) > 0)
-                {
-                    var commonDir = new Commands.QueryGitCommonDir(_fullpath).Result();
-                    return string.IsNullOrEmpty(commonDir) ? _gitDir : commonDir;
-                }
-
-                return _gitDir;
-            }
-        }
-
         public Models.RepositorySettings Settings
         {
             get => _settings;
@@ -472,7 +457,16 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
             try
             {
-                _watcher = new Models.Watcher(this);
+                // For worktrees, we need to watch the $GIT_COMMON_DIR instead of the $GIT_DIR.
+                var gitDirForWatcher = _gitDir;
+                if (_gitDir.Replace("\\", "/").IndexOf(".git/worktrees/", StringComparison.Ordinal) > 0)
+                {
+                    var commonDir = new Commands.QueryGitCommonDir(_fullpath).Result();
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(commonDir))
+                        gitDirForWatcher = commonDir;
+                }
+
+                _watcher = new Models.Watcher(this, _fullpath, gitDirForWatcher);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {