diff --git a/spec/app/git-spec.coffee b/spec/app/git-spec.coffee
index c618f2ead..2a9522d3a 100644
--- a/spec/app/git-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/git-spec.coffee
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ describe "Git", ->
       fs.write(path, "#{originalPathText} edited line")
       expect(repo.getDiffStats(path)).toEqual {added: 1, deleted: 1}
 
-  describe ".refreshStatuses()", ->
+  describe ".refreshStatus()", ->
     [newPath, modifiedPath, cleanPath, originalModifiedPathText] = []
 
     beforeEach ->
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ describe "Git", ->
       fs.write(modifiedPath, 'making this path modified')
       statusHandler = jasmine.createSpy('statusHandler')
       repo.on 'statuses-changed', statusHandler
-      repo.refreshStatuses()
+      repo.refreshStatus()
 
       waitsFor ->
         statusHandler.callCount > 0
diff --git a/src/app/git.coffee b/src/app/git.coffee
index c3d9cf2b2..a73fe41b4 100644
--- a/src/app/git.coffee
+++ b/src/app/git.coffee
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Git
       $ = require 'jquery'
       @subscribe $(window), 'focus', =>
         @refreshIndex()
-        @refreshStatuses()
+        @refreshStatus()
 
   getRepo: ->
     unless @repo?
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Git
   isSubmodule: (path) ->
     @getRepo().isSubmodule(@relativize(path))
 
-  refreshStatuses: ->
+  refreshStatus: ->
     new RepositoryStatusTask(this).start()
 
 _.extend Git.prototype, Subscriber