diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/redux/modules/git.tsx b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/redux/modules/git.tsx
index 8be3e6c3f..98a847cd0 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/redux/modules/git.tsx
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/redux/modules/git.tsx
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ const noDocumentFound = (gitRepo: GitRepository) => {
 /**
  * Clone a git repository
  * */
-export const cloneGitRepository = ({ createFsClient }: {
+export const cloneGitRepository = ({ createFsClient, onComplete }: {
   createFsClient: () => git.PromiseFsClient;
+  onComplete?: () => void;
 }) => {
   return (dispatch: any, getState: () => RootState) => {
     // TODO: in the future we should ask which project to clone into...?
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ export const cloneGitRepository = ({ createFsClient }: {
             await db.flushChanges(bufferId);
             dispatch(loadStop());
             trackSegmentEvent(SegmentEvent.vcsSyncComplete, { ...vcsSegmentEventProperties('git', 'clone'), providerName });
+            onComplete?.();
           },
         });
       },
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/routes/actions.tsx b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/routes/actions.tsx
index ee80815bd..9b02ed984 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/routes/actions.tsx
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/routes/actions.tsx
@@ -90,12 +90,7 @@ export const createNewWorkspaceAction: ActionFunction = async ({
   await models.workspaceMeta.getOrCreateByParentId(workspace._id);
 
   await database.flushChanges(flushId);
-  if (session.isLoggedIn() && isRemoteProject(project)) {
-    if (!isCollection(workspace)) {
-      // Don't initialize and mark for sync unless we're in a collection
-      return;
-    }
-
+  if (session.isLoggedIn() && isRemoteProject(project) && isCollection(workspace)) {
     const vcs = getVCS();
     if (vcs) {
       initializeLocalBackendProjectAndMarkForSync({
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/routes/project.tsx b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/routes/project.tsx
index a3b60a517..71cb6dbff 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/routes/project.tsx
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/routes/project.tsx
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ const ProjectRoute: FC = () => {
   }, [dispatch, revalidate]);
 
   const importFromGit = useCallback(() => {
-    dispatch(cloneGitRepository({ createFsClient: MemClient.createClient }));
-  }, [dispatch]);
+    dispatch(cloneGitRepository({ createFsClient: MemClient.createClient, onComplete: revalidate }));
+  }, [dispatch, revalidate]);
 
   return (
     <Fragment>