diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 2348de0500e..ff7e7bdd607 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -1114,14 +1114,7 @@ export class Repository {
 	}
 
 	async reset(treeish: string, hard: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
-		const args = ['reset'];
-
-		if (hard) {
-			args.push('--hard');
-		}
-
-		args.push(treeish);
-
+		const args = ['reset', hard ? '--hard' : '--soft', treeish];
 		await this.run(args);
 	}