diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index 48a68b44975..1a2ac90da51 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -741,7 +741,8 @@ class Repository
       options[:author] = committer
       options[:commit] = {
         message: message,
-        branch: ref
+        branch: ref,
+        update_ref: false
       }
 
       options[:file] = {