1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ruby/lib/gitlab/git/wiki.rb b/ruby/lib/gitlab/git/wiki.rb
index 452351afd..506b4489f 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/gitlab/git/wiki.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/gitlab/git/wiki.rb
@@ -60,11 +60,18 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def gollum_wiki
-        @gollum_wiki ||= Gollum::Wiki.new(@repository.path)
+        options = {}
+        options[:ref] = gollum_default_ref if gollum_default_ref
+
+        @gollum_wiki ||= Gollum::Wiki.new(@repository.path, options)
       end
 
       private
 
+      def gollum_default_ref
+        @gollum_default_ref ||= @repository.root_ref || @repository.head_symbolic_ref
+      end
+
       def new_page(gollum_page)
         Gitlab::Git::WikiPage.new(gollum_page, new_version(gollum_page, gollum_page.version.id))
       end