diff --git a/gitplusplus.cpp b/gitplusplus.cpp
index dbe3641..26a4d94 100644
--- a/gitplusplus.cpp
+++ b/gitplusplus.cpp
@@ -1064,10 +1064,21 @@ void GitPlusPlusView::onProjectChanged()
 
 void GitPlusPlusView::updateStatus()
 {
-    m_gitDir = projectBaseDir();
-    if (m_gitDir.isEmpty()) {
-        setMessage(QStringLiteral("No project directory found"), true);
-        return;
+    QString newDir = projectBaseDir();
+    if (newDir != m_gitDir) {
+        m_gitDir = newDir;
+        detectWorkspace();
+        if (m_gitDir.isEmpty()) {
+            setMessage(QStringLiteral("No project directory found"), true);
+            return;
+        }
+        setupFileWatcher();
+    } else {
+        m_gitDir = newDir;
+        if (m_gitDir.isEmpty()) {
+            setMessage(QStringLiteral("No project directory found"), true);
+            return;
+        }
     }
     auto *proc = GitProcess::create(m_gitDir, {QStringLiteral("status"), QStringLiteral("--porcelain=v1")}, this);
     connect(proc, QOverload<int, QProcess::ExitStatus>::of(&QProcess::finished),