diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
index ec8ab3c6..d3d121bb 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             private set
             {
                 var oldHead = _currentBranch?.Head;
-                if (SetProperty(ref _currentBranch, value))
+                if (SetProperty(ref _currentBranch, value) && value != null)
                 {
                     if (oldHead != _currentBranch.Head && _workingCopy is { UseAmend: true })
                         _workingCopy.UseAmend = false;