diff --git a/src/views/nodes/repositoriesNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/repositoriesNode.ts
index 77db91a..d4ccb4b 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/repositoriesNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/repositoriesNode.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,6 @@ export class RepositoriesNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<ViewsWithRepositorie
 
 	@debug()
 	private onRepositoriesChanged(_e: RepositoriesChangeEvent) {
-		void this.triggerChange();
+		void this.triggerChange(true);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/workspaceNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/workspaceNode.ts
index 53f3fb4..9a2438f 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/workspaceNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/workspaceNode.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ export class WorkspaceNode extends ViewNode<WorkspacesView> {
 		return this.workspace.name;
 	}
 
-	private _children: ViewNode[] | undefined;
+	private _children:
+		| (CommandMessageNode | MessageNode | RepositoryNode | WorkspaceMissingRepositoryNode)[]
+		| undefined;
 
 	async getChildren(): Promise<ViewNode[]> {
 		if (this._children == null) {
@@ -130,6 +132,16 @@ export class WorkspaceNode extends ViewNode<WorkspacesView> {
 	}
 
 	override refresh() {
+		if (this._children == null) return;
+
+		if (this._children.length) {
+			for (const child of this._children) {
+				if ('dispose' in child) {
+					child.dispose();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		this._children = undefined;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/workspacesViewNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/workspacesViewNode.ts
index b8668ac..3bb0214 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/workspacesViewNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/workspacesViewNode.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ export class WorkspacesViewNode extends ViewNode<WorkspacesView> {
 	@gate()
 	@debug()
 	override refresh() {
+		if (this._children == null) return;
+
+		if (this._children.length) {
+			for (const child of this._children) {
+				if ('dispose' in child) {
+					child.dispose();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		this._children = undefined;
 	}
 }