diff --git a/Annex/BranchState.hs b/Annex/BranchState.hs
index c443409773..95d860e467 100644
--- a/Annex/BranchState.hs
+++ b/Annex/BranchState.hs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  -
  - Runtime state about the git-annex branch, and a small cache.
  -
- - Copyright 2011-2021 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
+ - Copyright 2011-2022 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
  -
  - Licensed under the GNU AGPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ journalChanged = do
 	-- so avoid an unnecessary write to the MVar that changeState
 	-- would do.
 	--
-	-- This assumes that another thread is not changing journalIgnorable
+	-- This assumes that another thread is not setting journalIgnorable
 	-- at the same time, but since runUpdateOnce is the only
-	-- thing that changes it, and it only runs once, that
+	-- thing that sets it, and it only runs once, that
 	-- should not happen.
 	st <- getState 
 	when (journalIgnorable st) $
@@ -109,8 +109,10 @@ journalChanged = do
  - will be seen.
  -}
 enableInteractiveBranchAccess :: Annex ()
-enableInteractiveBranchAccess = changeState $
-	\s -> s { needInteractiveAccess = True }
+enableInteractiveBranchAccess = changeState $ \s -> s 
+	{ needInteractiveAccess = True
+	, journalIgnorable = False
+	}
 
 setCache :: RawFilePath -> L.ByteString -> Annex ()
 setCache file content = changeState $ \s -> s
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 00af5c368d..1c2c561f33 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ git-annex (10.20220625) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     find -printf.
   * S3: Avoid writing or checking the uuid file in the S3 bucket when
     importtree=yes or exporttree=yes.
+  * Fix a reversion that prevented --batch commands (and the assistant)
+    from noticing data written to the journal by other commands.
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:49:17 -0400
 
diff --git a/doc/bugs/batch_commands_miss_journalled_changes_made_while_running.mdwn b/doc/bugs/batch_commands_miss_journalled_changes_made_while_running.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09fc596841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/bugs/batch_commands_miss_journalled_changes_made_while_running.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--batch commands are supposed to notice changes that get made to the
+journal while they are running. This way, if two batch commands are run,
+one making changes and the other reading the values, the reader notices the
+changes.
+
+That does not currently happen. Looks like runUpdateOnce runs before 
+enableInteractiveBranchAccess, and so sets journalIgnorable. Only if the
+batch command writes to the journal does journalIgnorable get unset, and
+then the command will notice journalled changes by itself or others.
+But query commands 
+
+> [[fixed|done]] --[[Joey]]