diff --git a/src/commands/git/coauthors.ts b/src/commands/git/coauthors.ts
index 615c044..cdd35de 100644
--- a/src/commands/git/coauthors.ts
+++ b/src/commands/git/coauthors.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ export class CoAuthorsGitCommand extends QuickCommand<State> {
 	}
 
 	async execute(state: CoAuthorStepState) {
-		const repo = (await GitService.getBuiltInGitApi())?.repositories.find(
-			r => Strings.normalizePath(r.rootUri.fsPath) === state.repo.path,
-		);
+		const repo = await GitService.getBuiltInGitRepository(state.repo.path);
 		if (repo == null) return;
 
 		let message = repo.inputBox.value;
diff --git a/src/commands/quickCommand.steps.ts b/src/commands/quickCommand.steps.ts
index af724c5..b699286 100644
--- a/src/commands/quickCommand.steps.ts
+++ b/src/commands/quickCommand.steps.ts
@@ -959,9 +959,7 @@ export async function* pickContributorsStep<
 	State extends PartialStepState & { repo: Repository },
 	Context extends { repos: Repository[]; title: string }
 >(state: State, context: Context, placeholder: string = 'Choose contributors'): StepResultGenerator<GitContributor[]> {
-	const message = (await GitService.getBuiltInGitApi())?.repositories.find(
-		r => Strings.normalizePath(r.rootUri.fsPath) === state.repo.path,
-	)?.inputBox.value;
+	const message = (await GitService.getBuiltInGitRepository(state.repo.path))?.inputBox.value;
 
 	const step = QuickCommand.createPickStep<ContributorQuickPickItem>({
 		title: appendReposToTitle(context.title, state, context),
diff --git a/src/git/gitService.ts b/src/git/gitService.ts
index addfb3e..a09a48a 100644
--- a/src/git/gitService.ts
+++ b/src/git/gitService.ts
@@ -3339,12 +3339,10 @@ export class GitService implements Disposable {
 
 		const normalizedPath = Strings.normalizePath(repoPath, { stripTrailingSlash: true }).toLowerCase();
 
-		const repo = gitApi.repositories.find(r => {
-			const normalized = Strings.normalizePath(r.rootUri.fsPath, {
-				stripTrailingSlash: true,
-			}).toLowerCase();
-			return normalized === normalizedPath;
-		});
+		const repo = gitApi.repositories.find(
+			r => Strings.normalizePath(r.rootUri.fsPath, { stripTrailingSlash: true }).toLowerCase() === normalizedPath,
+		);
+
 		return repo;
 	}