diff --git a/src/system/decorators.ts b/src/system/decorators.ts
index 35b7bf6..bfa508a 100644
--- a/src/system/decorators.ts
+++ b/src/system/decorators.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 import { Logger, LogLevel } from '../logger';
+import { Functions } from './function';
 import { Strings } from './string';
 
 function decorate(decorator: (fn: Function, key: string) => Function): Function {
@@ -177,11 +178,7 @@ export function log<T>(
                     const start = options.timed ? process.hrtime() : undefined;
                     const result = fn.apply(this, args);
 
-                    if (
-                        result != null &&
-                        (typeof result === 'object' || typeof result === 'function') &&
-                        typeof result.then === 'function'
-                    ) {
+                    if (result != null && Functions.isPromise(result)) {
                         const promise = result.then((r: any) => {
                             const timing =
                                 start !== undefined ? ` \u2022 ${Strings.getDurationMilliseconds(start)} ms` : '';
@@ -224,6 +221,41 @@ export function log<T>(
     };
 }
 
+export function gate() {
+    return (target: any, key: string, descriptor: PropertyDescriptor) => {
+        if (!(typeof descriptor.value === 'function')) throw new Error('not supported');
+
+        const gateKey = `$gate$${key}`;
+        const fn = descriptor.value;
+
+        descriptor.value = function(this: any, ...args: any[]) {
+            if (!this.hasOwnProperty(gateKey)) {
+                Object.defineProperty(this, gateKey, {
+                    configurable: false,
+                    enumerable: false,
+                    writable: true,
+                    value: undefined
+                });
+            }
+
+            let promise = this[gateKey];
+            if (promise === undefined) {
+                const result = fn.apply(this, args);
+                if (result == null || !Functions.isPromise(result)) {
+                    return result;
+                }
+
+                this[gateKey] = promise = result.then((r: any) => {
+                    this[gateKey] = undefined;
+                    return r;
+                });
+            }
+
+            return promise;
+        };
+    };
+}
+
 function _memoize(fn: Function, key: string): Function {
     const memoizeKey = `$memoize$${key}`;
 
diff --git a/src/system/function.ts b/src/system/function.ts
index 7693051..6392c19 100644
--- a/src/system/function.ts
+++ b/src/system/function.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ export namespace Functions {
         return tracked;
     }
 
+    export function isPromise(o: any) {
+        return (typeof o === 'object' || typeof o === 'function') && typeof o.then === 'function';
+    }
+
     export function once<T extends Function>(fn: T): T {
         return _once(fn);
     }
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/fileHistoryTrackerNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/fileHistoryTrackerNode.ts
index b145d81..c52dd29 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/fileHistoryTrackerNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/fileHistoryTrackerNode.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Disposable, TextEditor, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState, Uri, window
 import { UriComparer } from '../../comparers';
 import { Container } from '../../container';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitService';
-import { debug, Functions, log } from '../../system';
+import { debug, Functions, gate, log } from '../../system';
 import { FileHistoryView } from '../fileHistoryView';
 import { MessageNode } from './common';
 import { FileHistoryNode } from './fileHistoryNode';
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ export class FileHistoryTrackerNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<FileHistoryVie
         return item;
     }
 
+    @gate()
+    @debug()
     async refresh() {
         const editor = window.activeTextEditor;
         if (editor == null || !Container.git.isTrackable(editor.document.uri)) {
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/lineHistoryTrackerNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/lineHistoryTrackerNode.ts
index b3ee9ef..fb67b33 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/lineHistoryTrackerNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/lineHistoryTrackerNode.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Disposable, Selection, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState, window } fro
 import { UriComparer } from '../../comparers';
 import { Container } from '../../container';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitService';
-import { debug, Functions, log } from '../../system';
+import { debug, Functions, gate, log } from '../../system';
 import { LinesChangeEvent } from '../../trackers/gitLineTracker';
 import { LineHistoryView } from '../lineHistoryView';
 import { MessageNode } from './common';
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ export class LineHistoryTrackerNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<LineHistoryVie
         return item;
     }
 
+    @gate()
+    @debug()
     async refresh() {
         const editor = window.activeTextEditor;
         if (editor == null || !Container.git.isTrackable(editor.document.uri)) {
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/repositoriesNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/repositoriesNode.ts
index a6f7c48..f027467 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/repositoriesNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/repositoriesNode.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Disposable, ProgressLocation, TextEditor, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsible
 import { Container } from '../../container';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitService';
 import { Logger } from '../../logger';
-import { debug, Functions, log } from '../../system';
+import { debug, Functions, gate, log } from '../../system';
 import { RepositoriesView } from '../repositoriesView';
 import { RefreshReason } from '../viewBase';
 import { MessageNode } from './common';
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export class RepositoriesNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<RepositoriesView> {
         return item;
     }
 
+    @gate()
     @log()
     async fetchAll() {
         if (this._children === undefined || this._children.length === 0) return;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ export class RepositoriesNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<RepositoriesView> {
         );
     }
 
+    @gate()
     @log()
     async pullAll() {
         if (this._children === undefined || this._children.length === 0) return;
@@ -115,6 +117,8 @@ export class RepositoriesNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<RepositoriesView> {
         );
     }
 
+    @gate()
+    @debug()
     async refresh(reason?: RefreshReason) {
         if (this._children === undefined) return;
 
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/repositoryNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/repositoryNode.ts
index fa1324f..2642f06 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/repositoryNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/repositoryNode.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
     RepositoryChangeEvent,
     RepositoryFileSystemChangeEvent
 } from '../../git/gitService';
-import { Dates, debug, Functions, log, Strings } from '../../system';
+import { Dates, debug, Functions, gate, log, Strings } from '../../system';
 import { RepositoriesView } from '../repositoriesView';
 import { BranchesNode } from './branchesNode';
 import { BranchNode } from './branchNode';
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ export class RepositoryNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<RepositoriesView> {
         return item;
     }
 
+    @gate()
     @log()
     async fetch(progress: boolean = true) {
         if (!progress) return this.fetchCore();
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ export class RepositoryNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<RepositoriesView> {
         this.view.triggerNodeChange(this);
     }
 
+    @gate()
     @log()
     async pull(progress: boolean = true) {
         if (!progress) return this.pullCore();
@@ -210,6 +212,7 @@ export class RepositoryNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<RepositoriesView> {
         this.view.triggerNodeChange(this);
     }
 
+    @gate()
     @log()
     async push(progress: boolean = true) {
         if (!progress) return this.pushCore();
@@ -230,11 +233,13 @@ export class RepositoryNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<RepositoriesView> {
         this.view.triggerNodeChange(this);
     }
 
-    refresh() {
+    @gate()
+    @debug()
+    async refresh() {
         this._status = this.repo.getStatus();
 
         this._children = undefined;
-        void this.ensureSubscription();
+        await this.ensureSubscription();
     }
 
     @debug()
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/resultsCommitsNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/resultsCommitsNode.ts
index cda49bd..db95a6c 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/resultsCommitsNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/resultsCommitsNode.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class ResultsCommitsNode extends ViewNode implements PageableViewNode {
         return item;
     }
 
-    async refresh() {
+    refresh() {
         this._commitsQueryResults = this._commitsQuery(this.maxCount);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/resultsFilesNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/resultsFilesNode.ts
index 7f10239..17b6ad8 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/resultsFilesNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/resultsFilesNode.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class ResultsFilesNode extends ViewNode {
         return item;
     }
 
-    async refresh() {
+    refresh() {
         this._filesQueryResults = this.getFilesQueryResultsCore();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/resultsNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/resultsNode.ts
index 72849b7..70918e6 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/resultsNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/resultsNode.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState } from 'vscode';
 import { ShowCommitSearchCommandArgs } from '../../commands';
 import { GlyphChars } from '../../constants';
 import { GitRepoSearchBy } from '../../git/gitService';
-import { Strings } from '../../system';
+import { debug, Functions, gate, log, Strings } from '../../system';
 import { ResultsView } from '../resultsView';
 import { CommandMessageNode, MessageNode } from './common';
 import { ResourceType, unknownGitUri, ViewNode } from './viewNode';
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export class ResultsNode extends ViewNode {
         this.view.triggerNodeChange();
     }
 
+    @log()
     clear() {
         if (this._children.length === 0) return;
 
@@ -121,6 +122,9 @@ export class ResultsNode extends ViewNode {
         this.view.triggerNodeChange();
     }
 
+    @log({
+        args: { 0: (n: ViewNode) => n.toString() }
+    })
     dismiss(node: ViewNode) {
         if (this._children.length === 0) return;
 
@@ -131,9 +135,11 @@ export class ResultsNode extends ViewNode {
         this.view.triggerNodeChange();
     }
 
+    @gate()
+    @debug()
     async refresh() {
         if (this._children.length === 0) return;
 
-        this._children.forEach(c => c.refresh());
+        await Promise.all(this._children.map(c => c.refresh()).filter(Functions.isPromise) as Promise<any>[]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/viewNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/viewNode.ts
index 726f0c6..630d848 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/viewNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/viewNode.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 import { Command, Disposable, Event, TreeItem, TreeItemCollapsibleState, TreeViewVisibilityChangeEvent } from 'vscode';
 import { GitUri } from '../../git/gitService';
-import { debug, logName } from '../../system';
+import { debug, gate, logName } from '../../system';
 import { RefreshReason, TreeViewNodeStateChangeEvent, View } from '../viewBase';
 
 export enum ResourceType {
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ export abstract class ViewNode {
         this._uri = uri;
     }
 
+    toString() {
+        return `${this.constructor.name}${this.id != null ? `(${this.id})` : ''}`;
+    }
+
     protected _uri: GitUri;
     get uri() {
         return this._uri;
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ export abstract class ViewNode {
         return undefined;
     }
 
+    @gate()
     @debug()
     refresh(reason?: RefreshReason): void | boolean | Promise<void> | Promise<boolean> {}
 }
diff --git a/src/views/viewBase.ts b/src/views/viewBase.ts
index 5b45c01..4fd22f2 100644
--- a/src/views/viewBase.ts
+++ b/src/views/viewBase.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase<TRoot extends ViewNode> implements TreeDataProvid
     }
 
     @debug({
-        args: { 0: (n: ViewNode) => `${n.constructor.name}${n.id != null ? `(${n.id})` : ''}` }
+        args: { 0: (n: ViewNode) => n.toString() }
     })
     async refreshNode(node: ViewNode, args?: RefreshNodeCommandArgs) {
         if (args !== undefined) {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase<TRoot extends ViewNode> implements TreeDataProvid
     }
 
     @log({
-        args: { 0: (n: ViewNode) => `${n.constructor.name}${n.id != null ? `(${n.id})` : ''}` }
+        args: { 0: (n: ViewNode) => n.toString() }
     })
     async reveal(
         node: ViewNode,
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase<TRoot extends ViewNode> implements TreeDataProvid
     }
 
     @debug({
-        args: { 0: (n?: ViewNode) => (n != null ? `${n.constructor.name}${n.id != null ? `(${n.id})` : ''}` : '') }
+        args: { 0: (n: ViewNode) => (n != null ? n.toString() : '') }
     })
     triggerNodeChange(node?: ViewNode) {
         // Since the root node won't actually refresh, force everything