diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 961e467242..fe380a9b92 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1364,13 +1364,14 @@ int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	refresh_index(&the_index, REFRESH_QUIET|REFRESH_UNMERGED, &s.pathspec, NULL, NULL);
 
 	fd = hold_locked_index(&index_lock, 0);
-	if (0 <= fd)
-		update_index_if_able(&the_index, &index_lock);
 
 	s.is_initial = get_sha1(s.reference, sha1) ? 1 : 0;
 	s.ignore_submodule_arg = ignore_submodule_arg;
 	wt_status_collect(&s);
 
+	if (0 <= fd)
+		update_index_if_able(&the_index, &index_lock);
+
 	if (s.relative_paths)
 		s.prefix = prefix;
 
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 29666d0dba..fc1b82e2c1 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ static void wt_status_collect_untracked(struct wt_status *s)
 			DIR_SHOW_OTHER_DIRECTORIES | DIR_HIDE_EMPTY_DIRECTORIES;
 	if (s->show_ignored_files)
 		dir.flags |= DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO;
+	else
+		dir.untracked = the_index.untracked;
 	setup_standard_excludes(&dir);
 
 	fill_directory(&dir, &s->pathspec);