diff --git a/app/models/merge_request.rb b/app/models/merge_request.rb
index ffed03307ec..0decc7782ee 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request.rb
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def validate_fork
-    if target_projet == source_project
+    return true unless target_project && source_project
+
+    if target_project == source_project
       true
     else
       # If source and target projects are different
diff --git a/app/services/merge_requests/create_service.rb b/app/services/merge_requests/create_service.rb
index 3717d4d1fc4..6f7121a51d0 100644
--- a/app/services/merge_requests/create_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/merge_requests/create_service.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module MergeReques
+module MergeRequests
   class CreateService < MergeRequests::BaseService
     def execute
       merge_request = MergeRequest.new(params)
diff --git a/app/services/merge_requests/update_service.rb b/app/services/merge_requests/update_service.rb
index 743930f5e8b..bbedca6ffd6 100644
--- a/app/services/merge_requests/update_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/merge_requests/update_service.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+require_relative 'base_service'
+require_relative 'reopen_service'
+require_relative 'close_service'
+
 module MergeRequests
   class UpdateService < MergeRequests::BaseService
     def execute(merge_request)
diff --git a/features/steps/dashboard/merge_requests.rb b/features/steps/dashboard/merge_requests.rb
index 62d84506c49..e198bc0cf9c 100644
--- a/features/steps/dashboard/merge_requests.rb
+++ b/features/steps/dashboard/merge_requests.rb
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ class DashboardMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
   end
 
   def assigned_merge_request
-    @assigned_merge_request ||= create :merge_request, assignee: current_user, target_project: project
+    @assigned_merge_request ||= create :merge_request, assignee: current_user, target_project: project, source_project: project
   end
 
   def authored_merge_request
-    @authored_merge_request ||= create :merge_request, author: current_user, target_project: project
+    @authored_merge_request ||= create :merge_request, source_branch: 'simple_merge_request', author: current_user, target_project: project, source_project: project
   end
 
   def other_merge_request
-    @other_merge_request ||= create :merge_request, target_project: project
+    @other_merge_request ||= create :merge_request, source_branch: '2_3_notes_fix', target_project: project, source_project: project
   end
 
   def project
diff --git a/features/support/env.rb b/features/support/env.rb
index 7b11f5a7c6f..a5b297775db 100644
--- a/features/support/env.rb
+++ b/features/support/env.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,4 @@ Spinach.hooks.before_run do
   RSpec::Mocks::setup self
 
   include FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods
-  MergeRequestObserver.any_instance.stub(current_user: create(:user))
 end
-