diff --git a/src/git/gitProviderService.ts b/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
index e1ee276..95e6328 100644
--- a/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
+++ b/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
@@ -2358,13 +2358,36 @@ export class GitProviderService implements Disposable {
 		);
 	}
 
+	getOrOpenRepository(
+		uri: Uri,
+		options?: { closeOnOpen?: boolean; detectNested?: boolean; force?: boolean },
+	): Promise<Repository | undefined>;
+	getOrOpenRepository(
+		path: string,
+		options?: { closeOnOpen?: boolean; detectNested?: boolean; force?: boolean },
+	): Promise<Repository | undefined>;
+	getOrOpenRepository(
+		pathOrUri: string | Uri,
+		options?: { closeOnOpen?: boolean; detectNested?: boolean; force?: boolean },
+	): Promise<Repository | undefined>;
 	@log({ exit: true })
 	async getOrOpenRepository(
-		uri: Uri,
+		pathOrUri?: string | Uri,
 		options?: { closeOnOpen?: boolean; detectNested?: boolean; force?: boolean },
 	): Promise<Repository | undefined> {
+		if (pathOrUri == null) return undefined;
+
 		const scope = getLogScope();
 
+		let uri: Uri;
+		if (typeof pathOrUri === 'string') {
+			if (!pathOrUri) return undefined;
+
+			uri = this.getAbsoluteUri(pathOrUri);
+		} else {
+			uri = pathOrUri;
+		}
+
 		const path = getBestPath(uri);
 		let repository: Repository | undefined;
 		repository = this.getRepository(uri);
diff --git a/src/webviews/commitDetails/commitDetailsWebview.ts b/src/webviews/commitDetails/commitDetailsWebview.ts
index 425cd6c..1b6fd48 100644
--- a/src/webviews/commitDetails/commitDetailsWebview.ts
+++ b/src/webviews/commitDetails/commitDetailsWebview.ts
@@ -574,7 +574,8 @@ export class CommitDetailsWebviewProvider implements WebviewProvider<State, Seri
 		}
 
 		if (commit?.isUncommitted) {
-			const repository = this.container.git.getRepository(commit.repoPath)!;
+			const repository = await this.container.git.getOrOpenRepository(commit.repoPath);
+			if (repository != null) {
 			this._commitDisposable = Disposable.from(
 				repository.startWatchingFileSystem(),
 				repository.onDidChangeFileSystem(() => {
@@ -584,6 +585,7 @@ export class CommitDetailsWebviewProvider implements WebviewProvider<State, Seri
 				}),
 			);
 		}
+		}
 
 		this.updatePendingContext(
 			{