diff --git a/apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitCore.ts b/apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitCore.ts
index 8807918c0ff5686b647f6beedb18911eaa448c5a..06bb75afa8ee0fff54eddf963c3b3b20ac3c511b 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitCore.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitCore.ts
@@ -1167,11 +1167,9 @@ const makeGitCore = Effect.gen(function* () {
       });
 
       // Refresh upstream refs in the background so checkout remains responsive.
-      yield* Effect.sync(() => {
-        void Effect.runPromise(
-          refreshCheckedOutBranchUpstream(input.cwd).pipe(Effect.catch(() => Effect.void)),
-        );
-      });
+      yield* Effect.forkScoped(
+        refreshCheckedOutBranchUpstream(input.cwd).pipe(Effect.catch(() => Effect.void)),
+      );
     });
 
   const initRepo: GitCoreShape["initRepo"] = (input) =>