diff --git a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-header-source.ts b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-header-source.ts
index 3df64733a..73389e835 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-header-source.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-header-source.ts
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ export function resolveWorkspaceHeaderRenderState(input: {
     return { kind: "skeleton" };
   }
 
-  if (input.checkoutState.kind === "pending" && input.workspace.projectKind === "git") {
-    return { kind: "skeleton" };
-  }
-
   const header = resolveWorkspaceHeader({ workspace: input.workspace });
   const checkout = input.checkoutState.kind === "ready" ? input.checkoutState.checkout : null;
   const currentBranchName =
diff --git a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-source-of-truth.test.ts b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-source-of-truth.test.ts
index 32e7c4d15..552a92833 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-source-of-truth.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-source-of-truth.test.ts
@@ -95,13 +95,20 @@ describe("workspace source of truth consumption", () => {
     ).toEqual({ kind: "skeleton" });
   });
 
-  it("keeps git workspace headers skeletoned until checkout status resolves", () => {
+  it("keeps cached git workspace identity visible while checkout status refreshes", () => {
     expect(
       resolveWorkspaceHeaderRenderState({
         workspace: createWorkspaceDescriptor({ projectKind: "git" }),
         checkoutState: { kind: "pending" },
       }),
-    ).toEqual({ kind: "skeleton" });
+    ).toEqual({
+      kind: "ready",
+      title: "feat/workspace-sot",
+      subtitle: "getpaseo/paseo",
+      shouldShowSubtitle: true,
+      isGitCheckout: false,
+      currentBranchName: null,
+    });
   });
 
   it("renders known non-git workspace identity while checkout status is pending", () => {