diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitUtil.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitUtil.java
index a953fe19a4de..734bae8430a6 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitUtil.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class GitUtil {
       }
       pathToDir = FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(canonicalPath);
     }
-    return VcsUtil.getVirtualFile(pathToDir);
+    return VcsUtil.getVirtualFileWithRefresh(new File(pathToDir));
   }
 
   /**