1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/force_push_check.rb b/lib/gitlab/force_push_check.rb
index eae9773a067..fdb6a35c78d 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/force_push_check.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/force_push_check.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ module Gitlab
     def self.force_push?(project, oldrev, newrev)
       return false if project.empty_repo?
 
-      if oldrev != Gitlab::Git::BLANK_SHA && newrev != Gitlab::Git::BLANK_SHA
+      # Created or deleted branch
+      if Gitlab::Git.blank_ref?(oldrev) || Gitlab::Git.blank_ref?(newrev)
+        false
+      else
         missed_refs, _ = Gitlab::Popen.popen(%W(git --git-dir=#{project.repository.path_to_repo} rev-list #{oldrev} ^#{newrev}))
         missed_refs.split("\n").size > 0
-      else
-        false
       end
     end
   end