diff --git a/src/BaselineOfGitS.package/BaselineOfGitS.class/instance/postLoad.st b/src/BaselineOfGitS.package/BaselineOfGitS.class/instance/postLoad.st
index e7d88991..702f519a 100644
--- a/src/BaselineOfGitS.package/BaselineOfGitS.class/instance/postLoad.st
+++ b/src/BaselineOfGitS.package/BaselineOfGitS.class/instance/postLoad.st
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ post-load
 postLoad
 	GSSelfUpdater postInstallVersion: self installedVersion.
 	GSBaseWorkingCopy doPostUpdateMigrations.
-	GSBrowser allInstances do: #reopen.
\ No newline at end of file
+	GSBrowser rebuildAll.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/BaselineOfGitS.package/BaselineOfGitS.class/methodProperties.json b/src/BaselineOfGitS.package/BaselineOfGitS.class/methodProperties.json
index 3078ce87..2a95179b 100644
--- a/src/BaselineOfGitS.package/BaselineOfGitS.class/methodProperties.json
+++ b/src/BaselineOfGitS.package/BaselineOfGitS.class/methodProperties.json
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 		"installedVersionFromDirectoryRepository:" : "mad 10/24/2024 14:59",
 		"installedVersionFromGitHubRepository:" : "mad 10/24/2024 14:27",
 		"installedVersionFromRepository:" : "mad 10/24/2024 14:26",
-		"postLoad" : "mad 12/21/2024 18:27",
+		"postLoad" : "mad 1/18/2025 16:22",
 		"projectClass" : "jr 5/4/2017 17:25" } }
diff --git a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/class/open.st b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/class/open.st
index 05b2f3af..bac3878c 100644
--- a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/class/open.st
+++ b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/class/open.st
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 instance creation
 open
+	GSSelfUpdater checkForNewVersion.
 	^ self new open
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/class/rebuildAll.st b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/class/rebuildAll.st
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d0bbd07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/class/rebuildAll.st
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+self-update
+rebuildAll
+	self allInstances do: #rebuild.
+	"collect old morphs to prevent double updates, like commitList"
+	Smalltalk garbageCollect.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/basicOpen.st b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/basicOpen.st
deleted file mode 100644
index 62ddc2d9..00000000
--- a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/basicOpen.st
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-toolbuilder
-basicOpen
-	ToolBuilder open: self.
-	self revealActiveTreeMember.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/buildWindow..st b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/buildWindow..st
index 6cd54820..132ab4e4 100644
--- a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/buildWindow..st
+++ b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/buildWindow..st
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ buildWindow: builder
 	^ builder pluggableWindowSpec new
 		model: self;
 		label: #windowTitle;
-		children: {GSGUIUtilities windowChild: (self buildLayout: builder)};
+		children: #windowChildren;
 		yourself
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/buildWindowChild..st b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/buildWindowChild..st
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09b89d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/buildWindowChild..st
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+toolbuilder
+buildWindowChild: builder
+	^ GSGUIUtilities windowChild: (self buildLayout: builder)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/open.st b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/open.st
index ad59f671..ed1cf995 100644
--- a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/open.st
+++ b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/open.st
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 toolbuilder
 open
-	GSSelfUpdater checkForNewVersion.
-	self basicOpen.
\ No newline at end of file
+	ToolBuilder open: self.
+	self postOpen.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/postOpen.st b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/postOpen.st
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25f3a0d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/postOpen.st
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+toolbuilder
+postOpen
+	self
+		revealActiveTreeMember;
+		changed: #activeCommit.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/rebuild.st b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/rebuild.st
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a59c0743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/rebuild.st
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+toolbuilder
+rebuild
+	self
+		changed: #windowChildren;
+		postOpen.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/reopen.st b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/reopen.st
deleted file mode 100644
index da9b920b..00000000
--- a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/reopen.st
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-toolbuilder
-reopen
-	self
-		close;
-		initializeRefTree;
-		basicOpen.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/windowChildren.st b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/windowChildren.st
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcb3d282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/instance/windowChildren.st
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+toolbuilder
+windowChildren
+	| builder |
+	builder := ToolBuilder default.
+	^ {builder build: (self buildWindowChild: builder)}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/methodProperties.json b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/methodProperties.json
index 5fa3620f..a3b0e8b0 100644
--- a/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/methodProperties.json
+++ b/src/GitS-Core.package/GSBrowser.class/methodProperties.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 	"class" : {
 		"errorOutdated" : "mad 10/9/2024 17:56",
 		"initialize" : "mad 9/21/2023 18:47",
-		"open" : "mad 9/19/2023 12:44",
+		"open" : "mad 1/17/2025 11:37",
+		"rebuildAll" : "mad 1/18/2025 16:22",
 		"registerInWorldMenu" : "mad 10/18/2023 15:14",
 		"unload" : "mad 9/26/2023 15:50",
 		"unregisterFromWorldMenu" : "mad 9/19/2023 13:45" },
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@
 		"activeWorkingCopyAction:" : "mad 10/8/2024 22:04",
 		"addMappersProjectListMenu:" : "mad 10/9/2024 16:01",
 		"basicActiveCommit:" : "mad 5/15/2024 21:42",
-		"basicOpen" : "mad 12/22/2024 01:29",
 		"buildBranchButton:" : "mad 12/21/2024 22:10",
 		"buildButtons:" : "mad 11/16/2024 16:23",
 		"buildCommitButton:" : "mad 12/21/2024 22:10",
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
 		"buildRefsButtons:" : "mad 12/23/2024 20:02",
 		"buildRefsPanel:" : "mad 12/16/2024 20:36",
 		"buildUpperLayout:" : "mad 10/9/2024 16:01",
-		"buildWindow:" : "mad 1/18/2025 16:25",
+		"buildWindow:" : "mad 1/18/2025 16:10",
+		"buildWindowChild:" : "mad 1/18/2025 16:13",
 		"buildWith:" : "mad 9/1/2023 14:44",
 		"close" : "mad 12/21/2024 18:25",
 		"commitList" : "mad 12/22/2024 00:12",
@@ -66,20 +67,22 @@
 		"ifRepositoryDoesNotExist:" : "mad 11/30/2023 17:08",
 		"initializeRefTree" : "mad 1/15/2025 18:59",
 		"newProject:" : "mad 12/22/2024 00:36",
-		"open" : "mad 10/25/2024 11:37",
+		"open" : "mad 1/17/2025 11:57",
 		"operationLifecycle" : "mad 12/21/2024 22:26",
 		"otherMenu:" : "mad 12/22/2024 01:50",
+		"postOpen" : "mad 1/17/2025 11:58",
 		"projectListMenu:" : "mad 12/21/2024 22:09",
+		"rebuild" : "mad 1/18/2025 16:17",
 		"refChanged:" : "mad 12/17/2024 19:08",
 		"refListMenu:" : "mad 12/23/2024 19:54",
 		"refTree" : "mad 12/16/2024 22:03",
 		"refTree:" : "mad 12/16/2024 22:03",
 		"refTreeRoots" : "mad 12/16/2024 21:55",
 		"refsChanged" : "mad 12/16/2024 20:45",
-		"reopen" : "mad 1/15/2025 18:56",
 		"revealActiveTreeMember" : "mad 1/18/2025 15:49",
 		"unitOfWork" : "mad 9/19/2023 12:37",
 		"update:" : "mad 12/21/2024 20:47",
 		"updateRefTree" : "mad 12/16/2024 22:13",
+		"windowChildren" : "mad 1/18/2025 16:15",
 		"windowTitle" : "mad 10/18/2023 15:14",
 		"withUnitOfWork:" : "mad 9/19/2023 12:37" } }