diff --git a/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs b/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
index 928577addd..767eeb1a0d 100644
--- a/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
@@ -2959,12 +2959,8 @@ impl GitPanel {
                 cx,
             );
 
-            // TODO!: Why can't I use `cx.background_spawn` here?
             return cx
-                .background_executor()
-                .spawn(async move {
-                    result.await.ok();
-                })
+                .background_spawn(async move { result.await.ok() })
                 .detach();
         }