diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index cb0500009..21bf1fb5d 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Repository < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def default_branch
-    scm.default_branch
+    nil
   end
 
   def properties(path, identifier=nil)
diff --git a/app/models/repository/git.rb b/app/models/repository/git.rb
index 50d255062..7d96d002c 100644
--- a/app/models/repository/git.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository/git.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ class Repository::Git < Repository
     scm.tags
   end
 
+  def default_branch
+    scm.default_branch
+  end
+
   def find_changeset_by_name(name)
     return nil if name.nil? || name.empty?
     e = changesets.find(:first, :conditions => ['revision = ?', name.to_s])