diff --git a/R/pr.R b/R/pr.R
index 2af8a5dfb..79da47e89 100644
--- a/R/pr.R
+++ b/R/pr.R
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ pr_init <- function(branch) {
     if (!is.na(remref)) {
       comparison <- git_branch_compare(current_branch, remref)
       if (comparison$remote_only > 0) {
-        challenge_uncommitted_changes()
+        challenge_uncommitted_changes(which = c("pull", "switch branches"))
       }
       ui_bullets(c("v" = "Pulling changes from {.val {remref}}."))
       git_pull(remref = remref, verbose = FALSE)
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ pr_resume <- function(branch = NULL) {
     ))
   }
 
-  challenge_uncommitted_changes(which = "switch")
+  challenge_uncommitted_changes(which = c("pull", "switch", "compare branches"))
 
   ui_bullets(c("v" = "Switching to branch {.val {branch}}."))
   gert::git_branch_checkout(branch, repo = repo)
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ pr_resume <- function(branch = NULL) {
 pr_fetch <- function(number = NULL, target = c("source", "primary")) {
   repo <- git_repo()
   tr <- target_repo(github_get = NA, role = target, ask = FALSE)
-  challenge_uncommitted_changes(which = "switch")
+  challenge_uncommitted_changes(which = c("pull", "switch branches"))
 
   if (is.null(number)) {
     ui_bullets(c("i" = "No PR specified ... looking up open PRs."))
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ pr_pause <- function() {
     ))
     return(invisible())
   }
-  challenge_uncommitted_changes(which = "switch")
+  challenge_uncommitted_changes(which = "switch branches")
   # TODO: what happens here if offline?
   check_branch_pulled(use = "pr_pull()")
 
diff --git a/R/utils-git.R b/R/utils-git.R
index 178994bd8..31287a79d 100644
--- a/R/utils-git.R
+++ b/R/utils-git.R
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ challenge_uncommitted_changes <- function(
         "Uncommitted changes. Please commit before continuing.",
         call = caller_env()
       )
-      return(invisible())
     }
   }
 }