diff --git a/src/git.coffee b/src/git.coffee
index b1dd6caa7..976634eb7 100644
--- a/src/git.coffee
+++ b/src/git.coffee
@@ -345,10 +345,10 @@ class Git
   # Refreshes the current git status in an outside process and asynchronously
   # updates the relevant properties.
   refreshStatus: ->
-    handlerPath = require.resolve('./repository-status-handler')
+    @handlerPath ?= require.resolve('./repository-status-handler')
 
     @statusTask?.terminate()
-    @statusTask = Task.once handlerPath, @getPath(), ({statuses, upstream, branch, submodules}) =>
+    @statusTask = Task.once @handlerPath, @getPath(), ({statuses, upstream, branch, submodules}) =>
       statusesUnchanged = _.isEqual(statuses, @statuses) and
                           _.isEqual(upstream, @upstream) and
                           _.isEqual(branch, @branch) and