diff --git a/lua/neogit/lib/git/bisect.lua b/lua/neogit/lib/git/bisect.lua
index 9aa9f8f50..76136f779 100644
--- a/lua/neogit/lib/git/bisect.lua
+++ b/lua/neogit/lib/git/bisect.lua
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ M.register = function(meta)
     end
 
     local expected = vim.trim(git.repo:worktree_git_path("BISECT_EXPECTED_REV"):read())
-    state.bisect.current =
-      git.log.parse(git.cli.show.format("fuller").args(expected).call({ trim = false }).stdout)[1]
+    state.bisect.current = git.log.parse(
+      git.cli.show.format("fuller").args(expected).call({ trim = false, hidden = true }).stdout
+    )[1]
 
     state.bisect.finished = finished
   end
diff --git a/lua/neogit/lib/git/log.lua b/lua/neogit/lib/git/log.lua
index 33075f611..a90cc5781 100644
--- a/lua/neogit/lib/git/log.lua
+++ b/lua/neogit/lib/git/log.lua
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ function M.register(meta)
         graph = {}
       end
 
-      repo_state.recent.items = util.filter_map(M.list(args, graph, {}, false), M.present_commit)
+      repo_state.recent.items = util.filter_map(M.list(args, graph, {}, true), M.present_commit)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lua/neogit/spinner.lua b/lua/neogit/spinner.lua
index 9b6203fef..8665e8eb9 100644
--- a/lua/neogit/spinner.lua
+++ b/lua/neogit/spinner.lua
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ function Spinner:start()
       vim.schedule_wrap(function()
         self.count = self.count + 1
         local step = self.pattern[(self.count % #self.pattern) + 1]
-        vim.cmd(string.format("echo '%s %s' | redraw", step, self.text))
+        vim.api.nvim_echo({ { step .. " " .. self.text, "" } }, false, {})
+        vim.cmd("redraw")
       end)
     )
   end
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ function Spinner:stop()
   end
 
   vim.schedule(function()
-    vim.cmd("redraw | echomsg ''")
+    vim.api.nvim_echo({ { "", "" } }, false, {})
+    vim.cmd("redraw")
   end)
 end