diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index 16b51c47ee..b745821753 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -504,9 +504,9 @@ func initRepository(f string, u *User, repo *Repository, initReadme bool, repoLa
 	}
 
 	if len(fileName) == 0 {
-		// re-fetch the repository from database before updating it (else it would
+		// Re-fetch the repository from database before updating it (else it would
 		// override changes that were done earlier with sql)
-		if _, err := x.Get(repo); err != nil {
+		if repo, err = GetRepositoryById(repo.Id); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		repo.IsBare = true