diff --git a/src/views/compareView.ts b/src/views/compareView.ts
index 532da65..f1cc859 100644
--- a/src/views/compareView.ts
+++ b/src/views/compareView.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class CompareView extends ViewBase<CompareNode> {
         const root = this.ensureRoot();
         root.addOrReplace(results, !this.keepResults);
 
-        setTimeout(() => this._tree!.reveal(results, { select: true }), 250);
+        setImmediate(() => this.reveal(results, { select: true, expand: true }));
     }
 
     private setFilesLayout(layout: ViewFilesLayout) {
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/compareResultsNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/compareResultsNode.ts
index 3a0cbde..afa5f1b 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/compareResultsNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/compareResultsNode.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class CompareResultsNode extends ViewNode {
             `Comparing ${this._ref1.label ||
                 GitService.shortenSha(this._ref1.ref, { working: 'Working Tree' })} to ${this._ref2.label ||
                 GitService.shortenSha(this._ref2.ref, { working: 'Working Tree' })}${repository}`,
-            TreeItemCollapsibleState.Expanded
+            TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed
         );
         item.contextValue = ResourceType.CompareResults;
 
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/repositoriesNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/repositoriesNode.ts
index 2368202..8ba1e36 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/repositoriesNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/repositoriesNode.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export class RepositoriesNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<RepositoriesView> {
                 parent = parent.getParent();
             }
 
-            void this.view.reveal(node /*, { expand: true } */);
+            void this.view.reveal(node, { expand: true });
         }
         catch (ex) {
             Logger.error(ex);
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/resultsCommitsNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/resultsCommitsNode.ts
index 4e144ae..4992c2f 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/resultsCommitsNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/resultsCommitsNode.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class ResultsCommitsNode extends ViewNode implements PageableViewNode {
 
         const item = new TreeItem(
             label,
-            log && log.count > 0 ? TreeItemCollapsibleState.Expanded : TreeItemCollapsibleState.None
+            log && log.count > 0 ? TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed : TreeItemCollapsibleState.None
         );
         item.contextValue = this._contextValue;
 
diff --git a/src/views/searchView.ts b/src/views/searchView.ts
index 3072170..d48a96f 100644
--- a/src/views/searchView.ts
+++ b/src/views/searchView.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export class SearchView extends ViewBase<SearchNode> {
         const root = this.ensureRoot();
         root.addOrReplace(results, !this.keepResults);
 
-        setTimeout(() => this._tree!.reveal(results, { select: true }), 250);
+        setImmediate(() => this.reveal(results, { select: true, expand: true }));
     }
 
     private async getSearchLabel(
diff --git a/src/views/viewBase.ts b/src/views/viewBase.ts
index 62ecbbb..684a1e9 100644
--- a/src/views/viewBase.ts
+++ b/src/views/viewBase.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase<TRoot extends ViewNode<View>> implements TreeData
         options?: {
             select?: boolean;
             focus?: boolean;
-            // expand?: boolean | number;
+            expand?: boolean | number;
         }
     ) {
         if (this._tree === undefined) return;