diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5258ef5..3b6fcc5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 - Fixes [#1212](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/1212) - Stashes list doesn't refresh on deletion
 - Fixes [#1191](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/1191) - "Gitlens › Views › Repositories: Auto Refresh" not working
 - Fixes [#1202](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/1202) - "Copy Remote File Url" url-encodes the URL
+- Fixes an issue where _GitLens: Show Repositories View_ command wouldn't work unless the view was enabled first
 
 ## [11.0.6] - 2020-11.28
 
diff --git a/src/commands/showView.ts b/src/commands/showView.ts
index 823e9f0..9b8c19e 100644
--- a/src/commands/showView.ts
+++ b/src/commands/showView.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class ShowViewCommand extends Command {
 			case Commands.ShowRemotesView:
 				return Container.remotesView.show();
 			case Commands.ShowRepositoriesView:
-				if (!Container.config.views.lineHistory.enabled) {
+				if (!Container.config.views.repositories.enabled) {
 					await configuration.updateEffective('views', 'repositories', 'enabled', true);
 				}
 				return Container.repositoriesView.show();