diff --git a/src/annotations/autolinks.ts b/src/annotations/autolinks.ts
index 9e906a8..1055e6c 100644
--- a/src/annotations/autolinks.ts
+++ b/src/annotations/autolinks.ts
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ export class Autolinks implements Disposable {
 	constructor() {
 		this._disposable = Disposable.from(configuration.onDidChange(this.onConfigurationChanged, this));
 
-		this.onConfigurationChanged(configuration.initializingChangeEvent);
+		this.onConfigurationChanged();
 	}
 
 	dispose() {
 		this._disposable?.dispose();
 	}
 
-	private onConfigurationChanged(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
+	private onConfigurationChanged(e?: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
 		if (configuration.changed(e, 'autolinks')) {
 			this._references = Container.config.autolinks ?? [];
 		}
diff --git a/src/annotations/fileAnnotationController.ts b/src/annotations/fileAnnotationController.ts
index 7256887..503daf5 100644
--- a/src/annotations/fileAnnotationController.ts
+++ b/src/annotations/fileAnnotationController.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class FileAnnotationController implements Disposable {
 		this._disposable = Disposable.from(configuration.onDidChange(this.onConfigurationChanged, this));
 
 		this._toggleModes = new Map<FileAnnotationType, AnnotationsToggleMode>();
-		this.onConfigurationChanged(configuration.initializingChangeEvent);
+		this.onConfigurationChanged();
 	}
 
 	dispose() {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export class FileAnnotationController implements Disposable {
 		this._disposable?.dispose();
 	}
 
-	private onConfigurationChanged(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
+	private onConfigurationChanged(e?: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
 		const cfg = Container.config;
 
 		if (configuration.changed(e, 'blame.highlight')) {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export class FileAnnotationController implements Disposable {
 			});
 		}
 
-		const initializing = configuration.initializing(e);
+		const initializing = e == null;
 
 		if (configuration.changed(e, 'blame.toggleMode')) {
 			this._toggleModes.set(FileAnnotationType.Blame, cfg.blame.toggleMode);
diff --git a/src/annotations/lineAnnotationController.ts b/src/annotations/lineAnnotationController.ts
index 0be87a2..c6387e4 100644
--- a/src/annotations/lineAnnotationController.ts
+++ b/src/annotations/lineAnnotationController.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class LineAnnotationController implements Disposable {
 			Container.fileAnnotations.onDidToggleAnnotations(this.onFileAnnotationsToggled, this),
 			Authentication.onDidChange(() => void this.refresh(window.activeTextEditor)),
 		);
-		this.onConfigurationChanged(configuration.initializingChangeEvent);
+		this.onConfigurationChanged();
 	}
 
 	dispose() {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class LineAnnotationController implements Disposable {
 		this._disposable.dispose();
 	}
 
-	private onConfigurationChanged(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
+	private onConfigurationChanged(e?: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
 		if (!configuration.changed(e, 'currentLine')) return;
 
 		if (configuration.changed(e, 'currentLine.enabled')) {
diff --git a/src/codelens/codeLensController.ts b/src/codelens/codeLensController.ts
index 7805a76..339a4aa 100644
--- a/src/codelens/codeLensController.ts
+++ b/src/codelens/codeLensController.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class GitCodeLensController implements Disposable {
 
 	constructor() {
 		this._disposable = Disposable.from(configuration.onDidChange(this.onConfigurationChanged, this));
-		this.onConfigurationChanged(configuration.initializingChangeEvent);
+		this.onConfigurationChanged();
 	}
 
 	dispose() {
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ export class GitCodeLensController implements Disposable {
 		this._disposable?.dispose();
 	}
 
-	private onConfigurationChanged(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
+	private onConfigurationChanged(e?: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
 		if (
 			configuration.changed(e, 'codeLens') ||
 			configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateFormat') ||
 			configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateSource') ||
 			configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateStyle')
 		) {
-			if (!configuration.initializing(e)) {
+			if (e != null) {
 				Logger.log('CodeLens config changed; resetting CodeLens provider');
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/configuration.ts b/src/configuration.ts
index b533cac..e290a80 100644
--- a/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/configuration.ts
@@ -13,15 +13,7 @@ import {
 import { Config } from './config';
 import { Objects } from './system';
 
-const extensionId = 'gitlens';
-
-type ConfigInspection<T> = {
-	key: string;
-	defaultValue?: T;
-	globalValue?: T;
-	workspaceValue?: T;
-	workspaceFolderValue?: T;
-};
+const configPrefix = 'gitlens';
 
 export interface ConfigurationWillChangeEvent {
 	change: ConfigurationChangeEvent;
@@ -29,7 +21,7 @@ export interface ConfigurationWillChangeEvent {
 }
 
 export class Configuration {
-	static configure(context: ExtensionContext) {
+	static configure(context: ExtensionContext): void {
 		context.subscriptions.push(
 			workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(configuration.onConfigurationChanged, configuration),
 		);
@@ -51,7 +43,7 @@ export class Configuration {
 	}
 
 	private onConfigurationChanged(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
-		if (!e.affectsConfiguration(extensionId)) {
+		if (!e.affectsConfiguration(configPrefix)) {
 			this._onDidChangeAny.fire(e);
 
 			return;
@@ -70,8 +62,6 @@ export class Configuration {
 		this._onDidChange.fire(e);
 	}
 
-	readonly initializingChangeEvent: ConfigurationChangeEvent = { affectsConfiguration: () => true };
-
 	get(): Config;
 	get<T extends ConfigPath>(
 		section: T,
@@ -85,40 +75,33 @@ export class Configuration {
 	): Config | ConfigPathValue<T> {
 		return defaultValue === undefined
 			? workspace
-					.getConfiguration(section === undefined ? undefined : extensionId, scope)
-					.get<ConfigPathValue<T>>(section === undefined ? extensionId : section)!
+					.getConfiguration(section === undefined ? undefined : configPrefix, scope)
+					.get<ConfigPathValue<T>>(section === undefined ? configPrefix : section)!
 			: workspace
-					.getConfiguration(section === undefined ? undefined : extensionId, scope)
-					.get<ConfigPathValue<T>>(section === undefined ? extensionId : section, defaultValue)!;
+					.getConfiguration(section === undefined ? undefined : configPrefix, scope)
+					.get<ConfigPathValue<T>>(section === undefined ? configPrefix : section, defaultValue)!;
 	}
 
 	getAny<T>(section: string, scope?: ConfigurationScope | null): T | undefined;
 	getAny<T>(section: string, scope: ConfigurationScope | null | undefined, defaultValue: T): T;
-	getAny<T>(section: string, scope?: ConfigurationScope | null, defaultValue?: T) {
+	getAny<T>(section: string, scope?: ConfigurationScope | null, defaultValue?: T): T | undefined {
 		return defaultValue === undefined
 			? workspace.getConfiguration(undefined, scope).get<T>(section)
 			: workspace.getConfiguration(undefined, scope).get<T>(section, defaultValue);
 	}
 
 	changed<T extends ConfigPath>(
-		e: ConfigurationChangeEvent,
+		e: ConfigurationChangeEvent | undefined,
 		section: T,
 		scope?: ConfigurationScope | null | undefined,
 	): boolean {
-		return e.affectsConfiguration(`${extensionId}.${section}`, scope!);
+		return e?.affectsConfiguration(`${configPrefix}.${section}`, scope!) ?? true;
 	}
 
-	initializing(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
-		return e === this.initializingChangeEvent;
-	}
-
-	inspect<T extends ConfigPath>(
-		section: T,
-		scope?: ConfigurationScope | null,
-	): ConfigInspection<ConfigPathValue<T>> | undefined {
+	inspect<T extends ConfigPath, V extends ConfigPathValue<T>>(section: T, scope?: ConfigurationScope | null) {
 		return workspace
-			.getConfiguration(section === undefined ? undefined : extensionId, scope)
-			.inspect(section === undefined ? extensionId : section);
+			.getConfiguration(section === undefined ? undefined : configPrefix, scope)
+			.inspect<V>(section === undefined ? configPrefix : section);
 	}
 
 	inspectAny<T>(section: string, scope?: ConfigurationScope | null) {
@@ -270,10 +253,15 @@ export class Configuration {
 		value: ConfigPathValue<T> | undefined,
 		target: ConfigurationTarget,
 	): Thenable<void> {
-		return workspace.getConfiguration(extensionId).update(section, value, target);
+		return workspace.getConfiguration(configPrefix).update(section, value, target);
 	}
 
-	updateAny(section: string, value: any, target: ConfigurationTarget, scope?: ConfigurationScope | null) {
+	updateAny(
+		section: string,
+		value: any,
+		target: ConfigurationTarget,
+		scope?: ConfigurationScope | null,
+	): Thenable<void> {
 		return workspace
 			.getConfiguration(undefined, target === ConfigurationTarget.Global ? undefined : scope!)
 			.update(section, value, target);
@@ -307,17 +295,15 @@ export class Configuration {
 
 export const configuration = new Configuration();
 
-type PathImpl<T, Key extends keyof T> = Key extends string
+type SubPath<T, Key extends keyof T> = Key extends string
 	? T[Key] extends Record<string, any>
 		?
-				| `${Key}.${PathImpl<T[Key], Exclude<keyof T[Key], keyof any[]>> & string}`
+				| `${Key}.${SubPath<T[Key], Exclude<keyof T[Key], keyof any[]>> & string}`
 				| `${Key}.${Exclude<keyof T[Key], keyof any[]> & string}`
 		: never
 	: never;
 
-type PathImpl2<T> = PathImpl<T, keyof T> | keyof T;
-
-type Path<T> = PathImpl2<T> extends string | keyof T ? PathImpl2<T> : keyof T;
+type Path<T> = SubPath<T, keyof T> | keyof T extends string | keyof T ? SubPath<T, keyof T> | keyof T : keyof T;
 
 type PathValue<T, P extends Path<T>> = P extends `${infer Key}.${infer Rest}`
 	? Key extends keyof T
diff --git a/src/git/gitService.ts b/src/git/gitService.ts
index bfefbb7..02cafc5 100644
--- a/src/git/gitService.ts
+++ b/src/git/gitService.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export class GitService implements Disposable {
 				void this.updateContext(this._repositoryTree);
 			}),
 		);
-		this.onConfigurationChanged(configuration.initializingChangeEvent);
+		this.onConfigurationChanged();
 
 		this._repositoriesLoadingPromise = this.onWorkspaceFoldersChanged();
 	}
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export class GitService implements Disposable {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private onConfigurationChanged(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
+	private onConfigurationChanged(e?: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
 		if (
 			configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateFormat') ||
 			configuration.changed(e, 'defaultDateSource') ||
diff --git a/src/git/models/repository.ts b/src/git/models/repository.ts
index c72adee..6c462c0 100644
--- a/src/git/models/repository.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/repository.ts
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 			watcher.onDidDelete(this.onRepositoryChanged, this),
 			configuration.onDidChange(this.onConfigurationChanged, this),
 		);
-		this.onConfigurationChanged(configuration.initializingChangeEvent);
+		this.onConfigurationChanged();
 
 		if (!this.supportsChangeEvents) {
 			void this.tryWatchingForChangesViaBuiltInApi();
@@ -307,11 +307,11 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		return this._updatedAt;
 	}
 
-	private onConfigurationChanged(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
+	private onConfigurationChanged(e?: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
 		if (configuration.changed(e, 'remotes', this.folder.uri)) {
 			this._providers = RemoteProviderFactory.loadProviders(configuration.get('remotes', this.folder.uri));
 
-			if (!configuration.initializing(e)) {
+			if (e != null) {
 				this.resetCaches('remotes');
 				this.fireChange(RepositoryChange.Remotes);
 			}
diff --git a/src/hovers/lineHoverController.ts b/src/hovers/lineHoverController.ts
index 6f3f1d6..4afdd6a 100644
--- a/src/hovers/lineHoverController.ts
+++ b/src/hovers/lineHoverController.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class LineHoverController implements Disposable {
 
 	constructor() {
 		this._disposable = Disposable.from(configuration.onDidChange(this.onConfigurationChanged, this));
-		this.onConfigurationChanged(configuration.initializingChangeEvent);
+		this.onConfigurationChanged();
 	}
 
 	dispose() {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class LineHoverController implements Disposable {
 		this._disposable.dispose();
 	}
 
-	private onConfigurationChanged(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
+	private onConfigurationChanged(e?: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
 		if (!configuration.changed(e, 'hovers.enabled') && !configuration.changed(e, 'hovers.currentLine.enabled')) {
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/statusbar/statusBarController.ts b/src/statusbar/statusBarController.ts
index 5d59d93..06d3793 100644
--- a/src/statusbar/statusBarController.ts
+++ b/src/statusbar/statusBarController.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class StatusBarController implements Disposable {
 
 	constructor() {
 		this._disposable = Disposable.from(configuration.onDidChange(this.onConfigurationChanged, this));
-		this.onConfigurationChanged(configuration.initializingChangeEvent);
+		this.onConfigurationChanged();
 	}
 
 	dispose() {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class StatusBarController implements Disposable {
 		this._disposable.dispose();
 	}
 
-	private onConfigurationChanged(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
+	private onConfigurationChanged(e?: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
 		if (configuration.changed(e, 'mode')) {
 			const mode =
 				Container.config.mode.active && Container.config.mode.statusBar.enabled
diff --git a/src/trackers/documentTracker.ts b/src/trackers/documentTracker.ts
index 6cdca8c..7254f0b 100644
--- a/src/trackers/documentTracker.ts
+++ b/src/trackers/documentTracker.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class DocumentTracker<T> implements Disposable {
 			workspace.onDidSaveTextDocument(this.onTextDocumentSaved, this),
 		);
 
-		void this.onConfigurationChanged(configuration.initializingChangeEvent);
+		void this.onConfigurationChanged();
 	}
 
 	dispose() {
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ export class DocumentTracker<T> implements Disposable {
 		void this.onActiveTextEditorChanged(window.activeTextEditor);
 	}
 
-	private async onConfigurationChanged(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
+	private async onConfigurationChanged(e?: ConfigurationChangeEvent) {
 		// Only rest the cached state if we aren't initializing
 		if (
-			!configuration.initializing(e) &&
+			e != null &&
 			(configuration.changed(e, 'blame.ignoreWhitespace') || configuration.changed(e, 'advanced.caching.enabled'))
 		) {
 			for (const d of this._documentMap.values()) {
diff --git a/src/views/viewBase.ts b/src/views/viewBase.ts
index a25369f..378f770 100644
--- a/src/views/viewBase.ts
+++ b/src/views/viewBase.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase<
 
 		this.initialize({ showCollapseAll: this.showCollapseAll });
 
-		setImmediate(() => this.onConfigurationChanged(configuration.initializingChangeEvent));
+		setImmediate(() => this.onConfigurationChanged());
 	}
 
 	protected get showCollapseAll(): boolean {
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ export abstract class ViewBase<
 
 	protected abstract getRoot(): RootNode;
 	protected abstract registerCommands(): void;
-	protected onConfigurationChanged(e: ConfigurationChangeEvent): void {
-		if (!configuration.initializing(e) && this.root != null) {
+	protected onConfigurationChanged(e?: ConfigurationChangeEvent): void {
+		if (e != null && this.root != null) {
 			void this.refresh(true);
 		}
 	}