diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/diff.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/diff.rs
index 54d939e0..f7792cc1 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/diff.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/diff.rs
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::sync::{
         stage_add_file,
         status::{get_status, StatusType},
-        tests::{repo_init, repo_init_empty},
+        tests::{get_statuses, repo_init, repo_init_empty},
     };
     use std::{
         fs::{self, File},
@@ -280,16 +280,19 @@ mod tests {
         let root = repo.path().parent().unwrap();
         let repo_path = root.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap();
 
-        let res = get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir);
-        assert_eq!(res.len(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 0));
 
         File::create(&root.join(file_path))
             .unwrap()
             .write_all(b"test\nfoo")
             .unwrap();
 
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (1, 0));
+
         assert_eq!(stage_add_file(repo_path, file_path), true);
 
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 1));
+
         let diff = get_diff(
             repo_path,
             String::from(file_path.to_str().unwrap()),
@@ -331,8 +334,7 @@ mod tests {
         let root = repo.path().parent().unwrap();
         let repo_path = root.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap();
 
-        let res = get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir);
-        assert_eq!(res.len(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 0));
 
         let file_path = root.join("bar.txt");
 
@@ -349,11 +351,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let res = stage_add_file(repo_path, Path::new("bar.txt"));
         assert_eq!(res, true);
-        assert_eq!(get_status(repo_path, StatusType::Stage).len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(
-            get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir).len(),
-            0
-        );
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 1));
 
         // overwrite with next content
         {
@@ -363,11 +361,7 @@ mod tests {
                 .unwrap();
         }
 
-        assert_eq!(get_status(repo_path, StatusType::Stage).len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(
-            get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir).len(),
-            1
-        );
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (1, 1));
 
         let res = get_diff(repo_path, "bar.txt".to_string(), false);
 
diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/mod.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/mod.rs
index ce3f63d3..60223b95 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/mod.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/mod.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub use utils::{
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use super::status::{get_status, StatusType};
     use git2::Repository;
     use std::process::Command;
     use tempfile::TempDir;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ mod tests {
         (td, repo)
     }
 
+    ///
     pub fn repo_init() -> (TempDir, Repository) {
         let td = TempDir::new().unwrap();
         let repo = Repository::init(td.path()).unwrap();
@@ -60,6 +62,14 @@ mod tests {
         (td, repo)
     }
 
+    /// helper returning amount of files with changes in the (wd,stage)
+    pub fn get_statuses(repo_path: &str) -> (usize, usize) {
+        (
+            get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir).len(),
+            get_status(repo_path, StatusType::Stage).len(),
+        )
+    }
+
     ///
     pub fn debug_cmd_print(path: &str, cmd: &str) {
         eprintln!("\n----\n{}", debug_cmd(path, cmd))
diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/reset.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/reset.rs
index 14fed1fa..4c92867b 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/reset.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/reset.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ mod tests {
     };
     use crate::sync::{
         status::{get_status, StatusType},
-        tests::{debug_cmd_print, repo_init, repo_init_empty},
+        tests::{
+            debug_cmd_print, get_statuses, repo_init, repo_init_empty,
+        },
         utils::{commit, stage_add_all, stage_add_file},
     };
     use std::{
@@ -152,22 +154,14 @@ mod tests {
 
         debug_cmd_print(repo_path, "git status");
 
-        assert_eq!(get_status(repo_path, StatusType::Stage).len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(
-            get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir).len(),
-            1
-        );
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (1, 1));
 
         let res = reset_workdir_file(repo_path, "bar.txt");
         assert_eq!(res, true);
 
         debug_cmd_print(repo_path, "git status");
 
-        assert_eq!(get_status(repo_path, StatusType::Stage).len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(
-            get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir).len(),
-            0
-        );
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 1));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -186,20 +180,14 @@ mod tests {
 
         debug_cmd_print(repo_path, "git status");
 
-        assert_eq!(
-            get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir).len(),
-            1
-        );
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (1, 0));
 
         let res = reset_workdir_file(repo_path, "foo/bar.txt");
         assert_eq!(res, true);
 
         debug_cmd_print(repo_path, "git status");
 
-        assert_eq!(
-            get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir).len(),
-            0
-        );
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 0));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -233,21 +221,15 @@ mod tests {
                 .write_all(b"file3\nadded line")?;
         }
 
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (5, 0));
+
         stage_add_file(repo_path, Path::new("foo/file5.txt"));
 
-        assert_eq!(
-            get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir).len(),
-            4
-        );
-        assert_eq!(get_status(repo_path, StatusType::Stage).len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (4, 1));
 
         assert!(reset_workdir_folder(repo_path, "foo"));
 
-        assert_eq!(
-            get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir).len(),
-            1
-        );
-        assert_eq!(get_status(repo_path, StatusType::Stage).len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (1, 1));
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -282,22 +264,14 @@ mod tests {
 
         debug_cmd_print(repo_path, "git status");
 
-        assert_eq!(get_status(repo_path, StatusType::Stage).len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(
-            get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir).len(),
-            1
-        );
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (1, 1));
 
         let res = reset_workdir_file(repo_path, file);
         assert_eq!(res, true);
 
         debug_cmd_print(repo_path, "git status");
 
-        assert_eq!(
-            get_status(repo_path, StatusType::WorkingDir).len(),
-            0
-        );
-        assert_eq!(get_status(repo_path, StatusType::Stage).len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 1));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -312,8 +286,14 @@ mod tests {
             .write_all(b"test\nfoo")
             .unwrap();
 
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (1, 0));
+
         assert_eq!(stage_add_file(repo_path, file_path), true);
 
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 1));
+
         assert_eq!(reset_stage(repo_path, file_path), true);
+
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (1, 0));
     }
 }
diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs
index 38373e7d..0190ed74 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::sync::{
         status::{get_status, StatusType},
-        tests::{repo_init, repo_init_empty},
+        tests::{get_statuses, repo_init, repo_init_empty},
     };
     use std::{
         fs::{self, remove_file, File},
@@ -133,26 +133,20 @@ mod tests {
         let root = repo.path().parent().unwrap();
         let repo_path = root.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap();
 
-        let status_count = |s: StatusType| -> usize {
-            get_status(repo_path, s).len()
-        };
-
         File::create(&root.join(file_path))
             .unwrap()
             .write_all(b"test\nfoo")
             .unwrap();
 
-        assert_eq!(status_count(StatusType::WorkingDir), 1);
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (1, 0));
 
         assert_eq!(stage_add_file(repo_path, file_path), true);
 
-        assert_eq!(status_count(StatusType::WorkingDir), 0);
-        assert_eq!(status_count(StatusType::Stage), 1);
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 1));
 
         commit(repo_path, "commit msg");
 
-        assert_eq!(status_count(StatusType::Stage), 0);
-        assert_eq!(status_count(StatusType::WorkingDir), 0);
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 0));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -162,14 +156,22 @@ mod tests {
         let root = repo.path().parent().unwrap();
         let repo_path = root.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap();
 
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 0));
+
         File::create(&root.join(file_path))
             .unwrap()
             .write_all(b"test\nfoo")
             .unwrap();
 
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (1, 0));
+
         assert_eq!(stage_add_file(repo_path, file_path), true);
 
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 1));
+
         commit(repo_path, "commit msg");
+
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (0, 0));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -189,10 +191,6 @@ mod tests {
         let root = repo.path().parent().unwrap();
         let repo_path = root.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap();
 
-        let status_count = |s: StatusType| -> usize {
-            get_status(repo_path, s).len()
-        };
-
         File::create(&root.join(file_path))
             .unwrap()
             .write_all(b"test file1 content")
@@ -203,12 +201,11 @@ mod tests {
             .write_all(b"test file2 content")
             .unwrap();
 
-        assert_eq!(status_count(StatusType::WorkingDir), 2);
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (2, 0));
 
         assert_eq!(stage_add_file(repo_path, file_path), true);
 
-        assert_eq!(status_count(StatusType::WorkingDir), 1);
-        assert_eq!(status_count(StatusType::Stage), 1);
+        assert_eq!(get_statuses(repo_path), (1, 1));
     }
 
     #[test]