diff --git a/cmd/argocd/commands/app.go b/cmd/argocd/commands/app.go
index 20d80fb6b2835..921e976135a79 100644
--- a/cmd/argocd/commands/app.go
+++ b/cmd/argocd/commands/app.go
@@ -358,14 +358,14 @@ func NewApplicationGetCommand(clientOpts *argocdclient.ClientOptions) *cobra.Com
 				}
 			case "tree":
 				printHeader(acdClient, app, ctx, windows, showOperation, showParams)
-				mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode, mapNodeNameToResourceState := resourceParentChild(acdClient, ctx, appName, appNs, app)
+				mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode, mapNodeNameToResourceState := resourceParentChild(ctx, acdClient, appName, appNs)
 				if len(mapUidToNode) > 0 {
 					fmt.Println()
 					printTreeView(mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode, mapNodeNameToResourceState)
 				}
 			case "tree=detailed":
 				printHeader(acdClient, app, ctx, windows, showOperation, showParams)
-				mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode, mapNodeNameToResourceState := resourceParentChild(acdClient, ctx, appName, appNs, app)
+				mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode, mapNodeNameToResourceState := resourceParentChild(ctx, acdClient, appName, appNs)
 				if len(mapUidToNode) > 0 {
 					fmt.Println()
 					printTreeViewDetailed(mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode, mapNodeNameToResourceState)
@@ -2074,9 +2074,14 @@ func checkResourceStatus(watch watchOpts, healthStatus string, syncStatus string
 	operational := !watch.operation || operationStatus == nil
 	return synced && healthCheckPassed && operational
 }
-func resourceParentChild(acdClient argocdclient.Client, ctx context.Context, appName string, appNs string, app *argoappv1.Application) (map[string]argoappv1.ResourceNode, map[string][]string, map[string]struct{}, map[string]*resourceState) {
+
+// resourceParentChild gets the latest state of the app and the latest state of the app's resource tree and then
+// constructs the necessary data structures to print the app as a tree.
+func resourceParentChild(ctx context.Context, acdClient argocdclient.Client, appName string, appNs string) (map[string]argoappv1.ResourceNode, map[string][]string, map[string]struct{}, map[string]*resourceState) {
 	_, appIf := acdClient.NewApplicationClientOrDie()
 	mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode := parentChildDetails(appIf, ctx, appName, appNs)
+	app, err := appIf.Get(ctx, &application.ApplicationQuery{Name: pointer.String(appName), AppNamespace: pointer.String(appNs)})
+	errors.CheckError(err)
 	mapNodeNameToResourceState := make(map[string]*resourceState)
 	for _, res := range getResourceStates(app, nil) {
 		mapNodeNameToResourceState[res.Kind+"/"+res.Name] = res
@@ -2087,7 +2092,7 @@ func resourceParentChild(acdClient argocdclient.Client, ctx context.Context, app
 const waitFormatString = "%s\t%5s\t%10s\t%10s\t%20s\t%8s\t%7s\t%10s\t%s\n"
 
 // waitOnApplicationStatus watches an application and blocks until either the desired watch conditions
-// are fulfiled or we reach the timeout. Returns the app once desired conditions have been filled.
+// are fulfilled or we reach the timeout. Returns the app once desired conditions have been filled.
 // Additionally return the operationState at time of fulfilment (which may be different than returned app).
 func waitOnApplicationStatus(ctx context.Context, acdClient argocdclient.Client, appName string, timeout uint, watch watchOpts, selectedResources []*argoappv1.SyncOperationResource, output string) (*argoappv1.Application, *argoappv1.OperationState, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
@@ -2133,13 +2138,13 @@ func waitOnApplicationStatus(ctx context.Context, acdClient argocdclient.Client,
 				_ = w.Flush()
 			}
 		case "tree":
-			mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode, mapNodeNameToResourceState := resourceParentChild(acdClient, ctx, appName, appNs, app)
+			mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode, mapNodeNameToResourceState := resourceParentChild(ctx, acdClient, appName, appNs)
 			if len(mapUidToNode) > 0 {
 				fmt.Println()
 				printTreeView(mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode, mapNodeNameToResourceState)
 			}
 		case "tree=detailed":
-			mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode, mapNodeNameToResourceState := resourceParentChild(acdClient, ctx, appName, appNs, app)
+			mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode, mapNodeNameToResourceState := resourceParentChild(ctx, acdClient, appName, appNs)
 			if len(mapUidToNode) > 0 {
 				fmt.Println()
 				printTreeViewDetailed(mapUidToNode, mapParentToChild, parentNode, mapNodeNameToResourceState)
@@ -2163,9 +2168,8 @@ func waitOnApplicationStatus(ctx context.Context, acdClient argocdclient.Client,
 			printFinalStatus(app)
 			cancel()
 			fmt.Println()
-			fmt.Println("The command timed out waiting for the conditions to be met")
+			fmt.Println("The command timed out waiting for the conditions to be met.")
 		})
-
 	}
 
 	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 5, 0, 2, ' ', 0)