diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f8daa6d246c..cfb7a581e81 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ v 8.2.0 (unreleased)
   - Show last project commit to default branch on project home page
   - Highlight comment based on anchor in URL
   - Adds ability to remove the forked relationship from project settings screen. (Han Loong Liauw)
+  - Allow users to select the Files view as default project view (Cristian Bica)
 
 v 8.1.0 (unreleased)
   - Fix bug preventing mentioned issued from being closed when MR is merged using fast-forward merge.
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 73200396ecc..9f0cce468b1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
     project.repository_exists? && !project.empty_repo?
   end
 
+  # Override get_id from ExtractsPath, which returns the branch and file path 
+  # for the blob/tree, which in this case is just the root of the default branch.
   def get_id
     project.repository.root_ref
   end