diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 12ba2fa295a..9830f3c77dc 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -875,3 +875,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   virtus
   webmock (~> 1.21.0)
   wikicloth (= 0.8.1)
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   1.10.4
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_widget.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_widget.js.coffee
index e4d815bb4e4..e0ddc82eb36 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_widget.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/merge_request_widget.js.coffee
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class @MergeRequestWidget
           when 'merged'
             location.reload()
           else
-            setTimeout(merge_request_widget.mergeInProgress, 3000)
+            setTimeout(merge_request_widget.mergeInProgress, 2000)
       dataType: 'json'
 
   getMergeStatus: ->
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
index 0ef9e99123d..f3054881daf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   before_action :module_enabled
   before_action :merge_request, only: [
-    :edit, :update, :show, :diffs, :commits, :automerge, :automerge_check,
+    :edit, :update, :show, :diffs, :commits, :merge, :merge_check,
     :ci_status, :toggle_subscription
   ]
   before_action :closes_issues, only: [:edit, :update, :show, :diffs, :commits]
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-  def automerge_check
+  def merge_check
     if @merge_request.unchecked?
       @merge_request.check_if_can_be_merged
     end
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
     render partial: "projects/merge_requests/widget/show.html.haml", layout: false
   end
 
-  def automerge
+  def merge
     return access_denied! unless @merge_request.can_be_merged_by?(current_user)
 
-    if @merge_request.automergeable?
-      AutoMergeWorker.perform_async(@merge_request.id, current_user.id, params)
+    if @merge_request.mergeable?
+      MergeWorker.perform_async(@merge_request.id, current_user.id, params)
       @status = true
     else
       @status = false
diff --git a/app/models/merge_request.rb b/app/models/merge_request.rb
index 4dcde029efa..631a2d887cc 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request.rb
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   delegate :commits, :diffs, :last_commit, :last_commit_short_sha, to: :merge_request_diff, prefix: nil
 
-  attr_accessor :should_remove_source_branch
-
   # When this attribute is true some MR validation is ignored
   # It allows us to close or modify broken merge requests
   attr_accessor :allow_broken
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
       transition [:reopened, :opened] => :closed
     end
 
-    event :merge do
+    event :mark_as_merged do
       transition [:reopened, :opened, :locked] => :merged
     end
 
@@ -223,14 +221,6 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.target_project.events.where(target_id: self.id, target_type: "MergeRequest", action: Event::CLOSED).last
   end
 
-  def automerge!(current_user, commit_message = nil)
-    return unless automergeable?
-
-    MergeRequests::AutoMergeService.
-      new(target_project, current_user).
-      execute(self, commit_message)
-  end
-
   def open?
     opened? || reopened?
   end
@@ -239,11 +229,11 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
     title =~ /\A\[?WIP\]?:? /i
   end
 
-  def automergeable?
+  def mergeable?
     open? && !work_in_progress? && can_be_merged?
   end
 
-  def automerge_status
+  def gitlab_merge_status
     if work_in_progress?
       "work_in_progress"
     else
@@ -445,4 +435,13 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
       "refs/merge-requests/#{id}/head"
     )
   end
+
+  def in_locked_state
+    begin
+      lock_mr
+      yield
+    ensure
+      unlock_mr if locked?
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/project_services/gitlab_ci_service.rb b/app/models/project_services/gitlab_ci_service.rb
index c284e19fe50..0ea866fdb4a 100644
--- a/app/models/project_services/gitlab_ci_service.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_services/gitlab_ci_service.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ class GitlabCiService < CiService
     else
       :error
     end
+  rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED
+    :error
   end
 
   def fork_registration(new_project, private_token)
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ class GitlabCiService < CiService
     if response.code == 200 and response["coverage"]
       response["coverage"]
     end
+  rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED
+    nil
   end
 
   def build_page(sha, ref)
diff --git a/app/services/base_service.rb b/app/services/base_service.rb
index 6d9ed345914..f00ec7408b6 100644
--- a/app/services/base_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/base_service.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ class BaseService
     SystemHooksService.new
   end
 
+  def repository
+    project.repository
+  end
+
   # Add an error to the specified model for restricted visibility levels
   def deny_visibility_level(model, denied_visibility_level = nil)
     denied_visibility_level ||= model.visibility_level
diff --git a/app/services/files/base_service.rb b/app/services/files/base_service.rb
index f587ee266da..d7b40ee8906 100644
--- a/app/services/files/base_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/files/base_service.rb
@@ -33,15 +33,8 @@ module Files
 
     private
 
-    def repository
-      project.repository
-    end
-
     def after_commit(sha, branch)
-      commit = repository.commit(sha)
-      full_ref = 'refs/heads/' + branch
-      old_sha = commit.parent_id || Gitlab::Git::BLANK_SHA
-      GitPushService.new.execute(project, current_user, old_sha, sha, full_ref)
+      PostCommitService.new(project, current_user).execute(sha, branch)
     end
 
     def current_branch
diff --git a/app/services/merge_requests/auto_merge_service.rb b/app/services/merge_requests/auto_merge_service.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 3db498acfcd..00000000000
--- a/app/services/merge_requests/auto_merge_service.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-module MergeRequests
-  # AutoMergeService class
-  #
-  # Do git merge and in case of success
-  # mark merge request as merged and execute all hooks and notifications
-  # Called when you do merge via GitLab UI
-  class AutoMergeService < BaseMergeService
-    attr_reader :merge_request, :commit_message
-
-    def execute(merge_request, commit_message)
-      @commit_message = commit_message
-      @merge_request = merge_request
-
-      merge_request.lock_mr
-
-      if merge!
-        merge_request.merge
-        create_merge_event(merge_request, current_user)
-        create_note(merge_request)
-        notification_service.merge_mr(merge_request, current_user)
-        execute_hooks(merge_request, 'merge')
-        true
-      else
-        merge_request.unlock_mr
-        false
-      end
-    rescue
-      merge_request.unlock_mr if merge_request.locked?
-      merge_request.mark_as_unmergeable
-      false
-    end
-
-    def merge!
-      if sha = commit
-        after_commit(sha, merge_request.target_branch)
-      end
-    end
-
-    def commit
-      committer = repository.user_to_comitter(current_user)
-
-      options = {
-        message: commit_message,
-        author: committer,
-        committer: committer
-      }
-
-      repository.merge(merge_request.source_sha, merge_request.target_branch, options)
-    end
-
-    def after_commit(sha, branch)
-      commit = repository.commit(sha)
-      full_ref = 'refs/heads/' + branch
-      old_sha = commit.parent_id || Gitlab::Git::BLANK_SHA
-      GitPushService.new.execute(project, current_user, old_sha, sha, full_ref)
-    end
-
-    def repository
-      project.repository
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/app/services/merge_requests/base_merge_service.rb b/app/services/merge_requests/base_merge_service.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 9579573adf9..00000000000
--- a/app/services/merge_requests/base_merge_service.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-module MergeRequests
-  class BaseMergeService < MergeRequests::BaseService
-
-    private
-
-    def create_merge_event(merge_request, current_user)
-      EventCreateService.new.merge_mr(merge_request, current_user)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/app/services/merge_requests/merge_service.rb b/app/services/merge_requests/merge_service.rb
index 327ead4ff3f..2107529a21a 100644
--- a/app/services/merge_requests/merge_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/merge_requests/merge_service.rb
@@ -1,22 +1,57 @@
 module MergeRequests
   # MergeService class
   #
-  # Mark existing merge request as merged
-  # and execute all hooks and notifications
-  # Called when you do merge via command line and push code
-  # to target branch
-  class MergeService < BaseMergeService
+  # Do git merge and in case of success
+  # mark merge request as merged and execute all hooks and notifications
+  # Executed when you do merge via GitLab UI
+  #
+  class MergeService < MergeRequests::BaseService
+    attr_reader :merge_request, :commit_message
+
     def execute(merge_request, commit_message)
-      merge_request.merge
+      @commit_message = commit_message
+      @merge_request = merge_request
 
-      create_merge_event(merge_request, current_user)
-      create_note(merge_request)
-      notification_service.merge_mr(merge_request, current_user)
-      execute_hooks(merge_request, 'merge')
+      unless @merge_request.mergeable?
+        return error('Merge request is not mergeable')
+      end
 
-      true
-    rescue
-      false
+      merge_request.in_locked_state do
+        if merge_changes
+          after_merge
+          success
+        else
+          error('Can not merge changes')
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def merge_changes
+      if sha = commit
+        after_commit(sha, merge_request.target_branch)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def commit
+      committer = repository.user_to_comitter(current_user)
+
+      options = {
+        message: commit_message,
+        author: committer,
+        committer: committer
+      }
+
+      repository.merge(merge_request.source_sha, merge_request.target_branch, options)
+    end
+
+    def after_commit(sha, branch)
+      PostCommitService.new(project, current_user).execute(sha, branch)
+    end
+
+    def after_merge
+      MergeRequests::PostMergeService.new(project, current_user).execute(merge_request)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/merge_requests/post_merge_service.rb b/app/services/merge_requests/post_merge_service.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aceb8cb9021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/merge_requests/post_merge_service.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module MergeRequests
+  # PostMergeService class
+  #
+  # Mark existing merge request as merged
+  # and execute all hooks and notifications
+  #
+  class PostMergeService < MergeRequests::BaseService
+    def execute(merge_request)
+      merge_request.mark_as_merged
+      create_merge_event(merge_request, current_user)
+      create_note(merge_request)
+      notification_service.merge_mr(merge_request, current_user)
+      execute_hooks(merge_request, 'merge')
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def create_merge_event(merge_request, current_user)
+      EventCreateService.new.merge_mr(merge_request, current_user)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/services/merge_requests/refresh_service.rb b/app/services/merge_requests/refresh_service.rb
index d0648da049b..8286beaba63 100644
--- a/app/services/merge_requests/refresh_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/merge_requests/refresh_service.rb
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ module MergeRequests
 
 
       merge_requests.uniq.select(&:source_project).each do |merge_request|
-        MergeRequests::MergeService.
+        MergeRequests::PostMergeService
           new(merge_request.target_project, @current_user).
-          execute(merge_request, nil)
+          execute(merge_request)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/app/services/post_commit_service.rb b/app/services/post_commit_service.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d7e5fbc32e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/post_commit_service.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class PostCommitService < BaseService
+  def execute(sha, branch)
+    commit = repository.commit(sha)
+    full_ref = 'refs/heads/' + branch
+    old_sha = commit.parent_id || Gitlab::Git::BLANK_SHA
+    GitPushService.new.execute(project, current_user, old_sha, sha, full_ref)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/automerge.js.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/merge.js.haml
similarity index 100%
rename from app/views/projects/merge_requests/automerge.js.haml
rename to app/views/projects/merge_requests/merge.js.haml
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/_show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/_show.html.haml
index 263cab7a9e8..a489d4f9b24 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/_show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/_show.html.haml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
   var merge_request_widget;
 
   merge_request_widget = new MergeRequestWidget({
-    url_to_automerge_check: "#{automerge_check_namespace_project_merge_request_path(@project.namespace, @project, @merge_request)}",
+    url_to_automerge_check: "#{merge_check_namespace_project_merge_request_path(@project.namespace, @project, @merge_request)}",
     check_enable: #{@merge_request.unchecked? ? "true" : "false"},
     url_to_ci_check: "#{ci_status_namespace_project_merge_request_path(@project.namespace, @project, @merge_request)}",
     ci_enable: #{@project.ci_service ? "true" : "false"},
-    current_status: "#{@merge_request.automerge_status}",
+    current_status: "#{@merge_request.gitlab_merge_status}",
   });
 
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/open/_accept.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/open/_accept.html.haml
index f5bacaf280a..3c0cd25ba07 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/open/_accept.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/open/_accept.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-= form_for [:automerge, @project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project, @merge_request], remote: true, method: :post, html: { class: 'accept-mr-form js-requires-input' } do |f|
+= form_for [:merge, @project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project, @merge_request], remote: true, method: :post, html: { class: 'accept-mr-form js-requires-input' } do |f|
   = hidden_field_tag :authenticity_token, form_authenticity_token
   .accept-merge-holder.clearfix.js-toggle-container
     .accept-action
diff --git a/app/workers/auto_merge_worker.rb b/app/workers/auto_merge_worker.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a6dd73eee5f..00000000000
--- a/app/workers/auto_merge_worker.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-class AutoMergeWorker
-  include Sidekiq::Worker
-
-  sidekiq_options queue: :default
-
-  def perform(merge_request_id, current_user_id, params)
-    params = params.with_indifferent_access
-    current_user = User.find(current_user_id)
-    merge_request = MergeRequest.find(merge_request_id)
-    merge_request.should_remove_source_branch = params[:should_remove_source_branch]
-    merge_request.automerge!(current_user, params[:commit_message])
-  end
-end
diff --git a/app/workers/merge_worker.rb b/app/workers/merge_worker.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a8665c179a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/workers/merge_worker.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+class MergeWorker
+  include Sidekiq::Worker
+
+  sidekiq_options queue: :default
+
+  def perform(merge_request_id, current_user_id, params)
+    params = params.with_indifferent_access
+    current_user = User.find(current_user_id)
+    merge_request = MergeRequest.find(merge_request_id)
+
+    result = MergeRequests::MergeService.new(merge_request.target_project, current_user).
+      execute(merge_request, params[:commit_message])
+
+    if result[:status] == :success && params[:should_remove_source_branch].present?
+      DeleteBranchService.new(merge_request.source_project, current_user).
+        execute(merge_request.source_branch)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 055d59a0c93..704cf705870 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ Gitlab::Application.routes.draw do
           member do
             get :diffs
             get :commits
-            post :automerge
-            get :automerge_check
+            post :merge
+            get :merge_check
             get :ci_status
             post :toggle_subscription
           end
diff --git a/lib/api/merge_requests.rb b/lib/api/merge_requests.rb
index aa43e1dffd9..a956c960a2e 100644
--- a/lib/api/merge_requests.rb
+++ b/lib/api/merge_requests.rb
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ module API
 
           if merge_request.open? && !merge_request.work_in_progress?
             if merge_request.can_be_merged?
-              merge_request.automerge!(current_user, params[:merge_commit_message] || merge_request.merge_commit_message)
+              commit_message = params[:merge_commit_message] || merge_request.merge_commit_message
+
+              MergeRequests::MergeService.new(merge_request.target_project, current_user).
+                execute(merge_request, commit_message)
+
               present merge_request, with: Entities::MergeRequest
             else
               render_api_error!('Branch cannot be merged', 405)