diff --git a/packages/insomnia-app/app/ui/components/dropdowns/git-sync-dropdown.js b/packages/insomnia-app/app/ui/components/dropdowns/git-sync-dropdown.js
index be0364f149..b06277e005 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-app/app/ui/components/dropdowns/git-sync-dropdown.js
+++ b/packages/insomnia-app/app/ui/components/dropdowns/git-sync-dropdown.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class GitSyncDropdown extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
     // Clear cached items and return if no state
     if (!vcs.isInitialized() || !workspaceMeta.gitRepositoryId) {
-      await models.workspaceMeta.update(workspaceMeta, {
+      await models.workspaceMeta.updateByParentId(workspace._id, {
         cachedGitRepositoryBranch: null,
         cachedGitLastAuthor: null,
         cachedGitLastCommitTime: null,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class GitSyncDropdown extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
     // NOTE: We're converting timestamp to ms here
     const cachedGitLastCommitTime = author ? author.timestamp * 1000 : null;
-    await models.workspaceMeta.update(workspaceMeta, {
+    await models.workspaceMeta.updateByParentId(workspace._id, {
       cachedGitRepositoryBranch,
       cachedGitLastAuthor,
       cachedGitLastCommitTime,