diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 0c4b50cd5e5..9e6e0196abe 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -2359,24 +2359,26 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 				const yes = { title: l10n.t('Yes') };
 				const no = { title: l10n.t('No') };
 
-				const result = await window.showWarningMessage(`${gitWarn} ${addKnown}`, yes, no, neverAgain);
-				if (result === yes) {
-					this.ignore([Uri.file(folderPath)]);
-				} else {
+				window.showWarningMessage(`${gitWarn} ${addKnown}`, yes, no, neverAgain).then(result => {
+					if (result === yes) {
+						this.ignore([Uri.file(folderPath)]);
+					} else {
+						if (result === neverAgain) {
+							config.update('ignoreLimitWarning', true, false);
+						}
+
+						this.didWarnAboutLimit = true;
+					}
+				});
+			} else {
+				const ok = { title: l10n.t('OK') };
+				window.showWarningMessage(gitWarn, ok, neverAgain).then(result => {
 					if (result === neverAgain) {
 						config.update('ignoreLimitWarning', true, false);
 					}
 
 					this.didWarnAboutLimit = true;
-				}
-			} else {
-				const ok = { title: l10n.t('OK') };
-				const result = await window.showWarningMessage(gitWarn, ok, neverAgain);
-				if (result === neverAgain) {
-					config.update('ignoreLimitWarning', true, false);
-				}
-
-				this.didWarnAboutLimit = true;
+				});
 			}
 		}