diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Launcher.cs b/src/ViewModels/Launcher.cs
index 37e695a0..7d011957 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Launcher.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Launcher.cs
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
         {
             _commandPalette?.Dispose();
             CommandPalette = null;
+            GC.Collect();
         }
 
         public void DispatchNotification(string pageId, string message, bool isError)