diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index df75f2f..5dcc1ae 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Container } from './container';
 import { Git, GitCommit } from './git/git';
 import { GitService } from './git/gitService';
 import { GitUri } from './git/gitUri';
-import { Logger, TraceLevel } from './logger';
+import { Logger } from './logger';
 import { Messages } from './messages';
 import { Strings, Versions } from './system';
 import { ViewNode } from './views/nodes';
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<GitLensApi |
 		context.globalState.get<string>(GlobalState.Deprecated_Version) ??
 		syncedVersion;
 
-	if (Logger.level === TraceLevel.Debug || Logger.isDebugging) {
+	if (Logger.willLog('debug')) {
 		Logger.debug(
 			`GitLens (v${gitlensVersion}): syncedVersion=${syncedVersion}, previousVersion=${previousVersion}, ${
 				SyncedState.WelcomeViewVisible
diff --git a/src/git/models/repository.ts b/src/git/models/repository.ts
index cf2c924..11619ad 100644
--- a/src/git/models/repository.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/repository.ts
@@ -47,18 +47,37 @@ export class RepositoryChangeEvent {
 	constructor(public readonly repository?: Repository, public readonly changes: RepositoryChange[] = []) {}
 
 	changed(change: RepositoryChange, only: boolean = false) {
-		if (only) return this.changes.length === 1 && this.changes[0] === change;
+		if (only) {
+			if (this.changes.length !== 1) return false;
+			if (this.changes[0] === change) return true;
+
+			if (this.repository?.supportsChangeEvents === false && this.changes[0] === RepositoryChange.Unknown) {
+				switch (change) {
+					case RepositoryChange.Closed:
+					case RepositoryChange.Starred:
+						return false;
+					default:
+						return true;
+				}
+			}
 
-		return this.changes.includes(change);
+			return false;
+		}
 
-		// const changed = this.changes.includes(change);
-		// if (changed) return true;
+		if (this.changes.includes(change)) return true;
 
-		// if (change === RepositoryChange.Repository) {
-		//     return this.changes.includes(RepositoryChange.Stashes);
-		// }
+		if (this.repository?.supportsChangeEvents === false && this.changes.includes(RepositoryChange.Unknown)) {
+			switch (change) {
+				case RepositoryChange.Closed:
+				case RepositoryChange.Ignores:
+				case RepositoryChange.Starred:
+					return false;
+				default:
+					return true;
+			}
+		}
 
-		// return false;
+		return false;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -159,6 +178,16 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 			configuration.onDidChange(this.onConfigurationChanged, this),
 		);
 		this.onConfigurationChanged(configuration.initializingChangeEvent);
+
+		if (!this.supportsChangeEvents && Logger.willLog('debug')) {
+			Logger.debug(
+				`Repository[${this.name}(${
+					this.id
+				})] doesn't support file watching; path=${path}, workspaceFolders=${workspace.workspaceFolders
+					?.map(wf => wf.uri.fsPath)
+					.join('; ')}`,
+			);
+		}
 	}
 
 	dispose() {
diff --git a/src/hovers/hovers.ts b/src/hovers/hovers.ts
index c2d5177..80ec9f0 100644
--- a/src/hovers/hovers.ts
+++ b/src/hovers/hovers.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 	GitRevision,
 } from '../git/git';
 import { GitUri } from '../git/gitUri';
-import { Logger, TraceLevel } from '../logger';
+import { Logger } from '../logger';
 import { Iterables, Promises, Strings } from '../system';
 
 export namespace Hovers {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ export namespace Hovers {
 				timeout: timeout,
 			});
 
-			if (autolinks != null && (Logger.level === TraceLevel.Debug || Logger.isDebugging)) {
+			if (autolinks != null && Logger.willLog('debug')) {
 				// If there are any issues/PRs that timed out, log it
 				const count = Iterables.count(autolinks.values(), pr => pr instanceof Promises.CancellationError);
 				if (count !== 0) {
diff --git a/src/logger.ts b/src/logger.ts
index f40d0c9..fbaf603 100644
--- a/src/logger.ts
+++ b/src/logger.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,20 @@ export class Logger {
 		}
 	}
 
+	static willLog(type: 'debug' | 'error' | 'log' | 'warn'): boolean {
+		switch (type) {
+			case 'debug':
+				return this.level === TraceLevel.Debug || Logger.isDebugging;
+			case 'error':
+			case 'warn':
+				return this.level !== TraceLevel.Silent || Logger.isDebugging;
+			case 'log':
+				return this.level === TraceLevel.Verbose || this.level === TraceLevel.Debug || Logger.isDebugging;
+			default:
+				return false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	static showOutputChannel() {
 		if (this.output == null) return;
 
diff --git a/src/quickpicks/quickPicksItems.ts b/src/quickpicks/quickPicksItems.ts
index 0af4176..6066ac7 100644
--- a/src/quickpicks/quickPicksItems.ts
+++ b/src/quickpicks/quickPicksItems.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { GitReference, GitRevisionReference, GitStashCommit, SearchPattern } fro
 import { Keys } from '../keyboard';
 
 declare module 'vscode' {
-	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
 	interface QuickPickItem {
 		onDidSelect?(): void;
 		onDidPressKey?(key: Keys): Promise<void>;