diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index 899793c..fe466e7 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -2185,9 +2185,10 @@ function! s:StatusCommand(line1, line2, range, count, bang, mods, reg, arg, args
           \ s:fnameescape(file)
     for winnr in range(1, winnr('$'))
       if s:cpath(file, fnamemodify(bufname(winbufnr(winnr)), ':p'))
+        call s:ExpireStatus(-1)
         exe winnr . 'wincmd w'
         let w:fugitive_status = dir
-        return s:ReloadStatus()
+        return 1
       endif
     endfor
     if a:count ==# 0