diff --git a/src/views/compareView.ts b/src/views/compareView.ts
index 6316e2c..4c1e5f9 100644
--- a/src/views/compareView.ts
+++ b/src/views/compareView.ts
@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ export class CompareView extends ViewBase<CompareNode> {
 
     private async addResults(results: ViewNode) {
         if (!this.visible) {
-            void (await this.show());
+            await this.show();
         }
 
         const root = this.ensureRoot();
         root.addOrReplace(results, !this.keepResults);
 
-        setImmediate(() => this.reveal(results, { select: true, expand: true }));
+        setImmediate(() => this.reveal(results, { expand: true, focus: true, select: true }));
     }
 
     private setFilesLayout(layout: ViewFilesLayout) {
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/compareNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/compareNode.ts
index a6bdf8b..b07f327 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/compareNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/compareNode.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState } from 'vscode';
 import { getRepoPathOrPrompt } from '../../commands';
 import { CommandContext, GlyphChars, NamedRef, setCommandContext } from '../../constants';
 import { GitService } from '../../git/gitService';
-import { CommandQuickPickItem, ReferencesQuickPick } from '../../quickpicks';
+import { ReferencesQuickPick } from '../../quickpicks';
 import { debug, gate, Iterables, log, Promises } from '../../system';
 import { CompareView } from '../compareView';
 import { MessageNode } from './common';
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ export class CompareNode extends ViewNode<CompareView> {
         else if (repoPath !== this._selectedRef.repoPath) {
             // If we don't have a matching repoPath, then start over
             void this.selectForCompare(repoPath, ref);
+
             return;
         }
 
@@ -148,7 +149,12 @@ export class CompareNode extends ViewNode<CompareView> {
                     checkmarks: true
                 }
             );
-            if (pick === undefined || pick instanceof CommandQuickPickItem) return;
+            if (pick === undefined) {
+                await this.view.show();
+                await this.view.reveal(this._comparePickerNode!, { focus: true, select: true });
+
+                return;
+            }
 
             ref = pick.ref;
         }
@@ -165,7 +171,12 @@ export class CompareNode extends ViewNode<CompareView> {
         if (repoPath === undefined) {
             repoPath = await getRepoPathOrPrompt(`Compare in which repository${GlyphChars.Ellipsis}`);
         }
-        if (repoPath === undefined) return;
+        if (repoPath === undefined) {
+            await this.view.show();
+            await this.view.reveal(this._comparePickerNode!, { focus: true, select: true });
+
+            return;
+        }
 
         let autoCompare = false;
         if (ref === undefined) {
@@ -173,7 +184,12 @@ export class CompareNode extends ViewNode<CompareView> {
                 allowEnteringRefs: true,
                 checkmarks: false
             });
-            if (pick === undefined || pick instanceof CommandQuickPickItem) return;
+            if (pick === undefined) {
+                await this.view.show();
+                await this.view.reveal(this._comparePickerNode!, { focus: true, select: true });
+
+                return;
+            }
 
             ref = pick.ref;
 
@@ -183,9 +199,8 @@ export class CompareNode extends ViewNode<CompareView> {
         this._selectedRef = { label: this.getRefName(ref), repoPath: repoPath, ref: ref };
         setCommandContext(CommandContext.ViewsCanCompare, true);
 
-        await this.view.show();
-
         void (await this.triggerChange());
+        await this.view.reveal(this._comparePickerNode!, { focus: true, select: true });
 
         if (autoCompare) {
             void (await this.compareWithSelected());
diff --git a/src/views/viewBase.ts b/src/views/viewBase.ts
index 3b639e4..3db72a1 100644
--- a/src/views/viewBase.ts
+++ b/src/views/viewBase.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase<TRoot extends ViewNode<View>> implements TreeData
         const location = this.location;
 
         try {
-            return await commands.executeCommand(`${this.id}${location ? `:${location}` : ''}.focus`);
+            void (await commands.executeCommand(`${this.id}${location ? `:${location}` : ''}.focus`));
         }
         catch (ex) {
             Logger.error(ex);
@@ -218,11 +218,9 @@ export abstract class ViewBase<TRoot extends ViewNode<View>> implements TreeData
                 if (result === actions[0]) {
                     await configuration.update(setting, true, ConfigurationTarget.Global);
 
-                    return commands.executeCommand(`${this.id}${location ? `:${location}` : ''}.focus`);
+                    void (await commands.executeCommand(`${this.id}${location ? `:${location}` : ''}.focus`));
                 }
             }
-
-            return undefined;
         }
     }