diff --git a/app/views/projects/_empty.html.haml b/app/views/projects/_empty.html.haml
index 0e4f73cbefc..56276e164de 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_empty.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_empty.html.haml
@@ -1,3 +1,58 @@
 .row-content-block.second-block.center
   %h3.page-title
     The repository for this project is empty
+  - if can?(current_user, :push_code, @project)
+    %p
+      If you already have files you can push them using command line instructions below.
+    %p
+      Otherwise you can start with adding a
+      = succeed ',' do
+        = link_to "README", new_readme_path, class: 'underlined-link'
+      a
+      = succeed ',' do
+        = link_to "LICENSE", add_special_file_path(@project, file_name: 'LICENSE'), class: 'underlined-link'
+      or a
+      = link_to '.gitignore', add_special_file_path(@project, file_name: '.gitignore'), class: 'underlined-link'
+      to this project.
+    %p
+      You will need to be owner or have the master permission level for the initial push, as the master branch is automatically protected.
+
+- if can?(current_user, :push_code, @project)
+  %div{ class: container_class }
+    .prepend-top-20
+    .empty_wrapper
+      %h3.page-title-empty
+        Command line instructions
+      %div.git-empty
+        %fieldset
+          %h5 Git global setup
+          %pre.light-well
+            :preserve
+              git config --global user.name "#{h git_user_name}"
+              git config --global user.email "#{h git_user_email}"
+
+        %fieldset
+          %h5 Create a new repository
+          %pre.light-well
+            :preserve
+              git clone #{ content_tag(:span, default_url_to_repo, class: 'clone')}
+              cd #{h @project.path}
+              touch README.md
+              git add README.md
+              git commit -m "add README"
+              git push -u origin master
+
+        %fieldset
+          %h5 Existing folder or Git repository
+          %pre.light-well
+            :preserve
+              cd existing_folder
+              git init
+              git remote add origin #{ content_tag(:span, default_url_to_repo, class: 'clone')}
+              git add .
+              git commit
+              git push -u origin master
+
+          - if can? current_user, :remove_project, @project
+            .prepend-top-20
+              = link_to 'Remove project', [@project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project], data: { confirm: remove_project_message(@project)}, method: :delete, class: "btn btn-remove pull-right"
diff --git a/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml b/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml
index 7a39064adc5..94895699453 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/empty.html.haml
@@ -6,62 +6,4 @@
     = render 'shared/no_password'
 
 = render "home_panel"
-
-.row-content-block.second-block.center
-  %h3.page-title
-    The repository for this project is empty
-  - if can?(current_user, :push_code, @project)
-    %p
-      If you already have files you can push them using command line instructions below.
-    %p
-      Otherwise you can start with adding a
-      = succeed ',' do
-        = link_to "README", new_readme_path, class: 'underlined-link'
-      a
-      = succeed ',' do
-        = link_to "LICENSE", add_special_file_path(@project, file_name: 'LICENSE'), class: 'underlined-link'
-      or a
-      = link_to '.gitignore', add_special_file_path(@project, file_name: '.gitignore'), class: 'underlined-link'
-      to this project.
-    %p
-      You will need to be owner or have the master permission level for the initial push, as the master branch is automatically protected.
-
-- if can?(current_user, :push_code, @project)
-  %div{ class: container_class }
-    .prepend-top-20
-    .empty_wrapper
-      %h3.page-title-empty
-        Command line instructions
-      %div.git-empty
-        %fieldset
-          %h5 Git global setup
-          %pre.light-well
-            :preserve
-              git config --global user.name "#{h git_user_name}"
-              git config --global user.email "#{h git_user_email}"
-
-        %fieldset
-          %h5 Create a new repository
-          %pre.light-well
-            :preserve
-              git clone #{ content_tag(:span, default_url_to_repo, class: 'clone')}
-              cd #{h @project.path}
-              touch README.md
-              git add README.md
-              git commit -m "add README"
-              git push -u origin master
-
-        %fieldset
-          %h5 Existing folder or Git repository
-          %pre.light-well
-            :preserve
-              cd existing_folder
-              git init
-              git remote add origin #{ content_tag(:span, default_url_to_repo, class: 'clone')}
-              git add .
-              git commit
-              git push -u origin master
-
-          - if can? current_user, :remove_project, @project
-            .prepend-top-20
-              = link_to 'Remove project', [@project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project], data: { confirm: remove_project_message(@project)}, method: :delete, class: "btn btn-remove pull-right"
+= render "empty"
diff --git a/spec/helpers/preferences_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/preferences_helper_spec.rb
index 2bd4eace89f..02b464f7e07 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/preferences_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/preferences_helper_spec.rb
@@ -87,17 +87,18 @@ describe PreferencesHelper do
   end
 
   describe 'default_project_view' do
-    let(:project) { create(:project) }
-
     context 'user not signed in' do
-      before { stub_user }
+      before do
+        @project = create(:project)
+        stub_user
+      end
 
       it 'returns readme view if repository is not empty' do
         expect(helper.default_project_view).to eq('readme')
       end
 
       it 'returns activity if repository is empty' do
-        expect(project).to receive(:empty_repo?).and_return(true)
+        expect(@project).to receive(:empty_repo?).and_return(true)
 
         expect(helper.default_project_view).to eq('empty')
       end