diff --git a/app/models/merge_request.rb b/app/models/merge_request.rb
index 542817b0eea..2e457f72286 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request.rb
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def automerge!(current_user)
-    if Gitlab::Merge.new(self, current_user).merge
+    if Gitlab::Merge.new(self, current_user).merge && self.unmerged_commits.empty?
       self.merge!(current_user.id)
       true
     end
diff --git a/app/roles/push_event.rb b/app/roles/push_event.rb
index ff8e28a2db2..a607f212f2a 100644
--- a/app/roles/push_event.rb
+++ b/app/roles/push_event.rb
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ module PushEvent
 
   def push_with_commits? 
     md_ref? && commits.any? && parent_commit && last_commit
+  rescue Grit::NoSuchPathError
+    false
   end
 
   def last_push_to_non_root?
diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml.example b/config/gitlab.yml.example
index d05cc1bead6..77b818bade5 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ app:
 git_host:
   admin_uri: git@localhost:gitolite-admin
   base_path: /home/git/repositories/
-  # hooks_path: /var/lib/gitolite/.gitolite/hooks/ # only needed when gitolite is not installed according the manual
-  # host: localhost
+  hooks_path: /home/git/.gitolite/hooks/
   git_user: git
   upload_pack: true
   receive_pack: true
+  # host: localhost
   # port: 22
 
 # Git settings
diff --git a/doc/installation.md b/doc/installation.md
index e14ec711e7b..af169d81c6f 100644
--- a/doc/installation.md
+++ b/doc/installation.md
@@ -113,17 +113,20 @@ Generate key:
 Clone GitLab's fork of the Gitolite source code:
 
     cd /home/git
-    sudo -H -u git git clone https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitolite.git /home/git/gitolite
+    sudo -H -u git git clone -b gl-v304 https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitolite.git /home/git/gitolite
 
 Setup:
 
+    cd /home/git
+    sudo -u git -H mkdir bin
     sudo -u git sh -c 'echo -e "PATH=\$PATH:/home/git/bin\nexport PATH" >> /home/git/.profile'
-    sudo -u git -H sh -c "PATH=/home/git/bin:$PATH; /home/git/gitolite/src/gl-system-install"
+    sudo -u git sh -c 'gitolite/install -ln /home/git/bin'
+
     sudo cp /home/gitlab/.ssh/id_rsa.pub /home/git/gitlab.pub
     sudo chmod 0444 /home/git/gitlab.pub
 
-    sudo -u git -H sed -i 's/0077/0007/g' /home/git/share/gitolite/conf/example.gitolite.rc
-    sudo -u git -H sh -c "PATH=/home/git/bin:$PATH; gl-setup -q /home/git/gitlab.pub"
+    sudo -u git -H sh -c "PATH=/home/git/bin:$PATH; gitolite setup -pk /home/git/gitlab.pub"
+    sudo -u git -H sed -i 's/0077/0007/g' /home/git/.gitolite.rc
 
 Permissions:
 
@@ -189,8 +192,8 @@ and ensure you have followed all of the above steps carefully.
 
 #### Setup GitLab hooks
 
-    sudo cp ./lib/hooks/post-receive /home/git/share/gitolite/hooks/common/post-receive
-    sudo chown git:git /home/git/share/gitolite/hooks/common/post-receive
+    sudo cp ./lib/hooks/post-receive /home/git/.gitolite/hooks/common/post-receive
+    sudo chown git:git /home/git/.gitolite/hooks/common/post-receive
 
 #### Check application status
 
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/merge.rb b/lib/gitlab/merge.rb
index 134695ce21c..180135745f8 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/merge.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/merge.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ module Gitlab
         if output =~ /CONFLICT/
           false  
         else 
-          repo.git.push({}, "origin", merge_request.target_branch)
-          true
+          !!repo.git.push({}, "origin", merge_request.target_branch)
         end
       end
     end