diff --git a/src/repo_routes.v b/src/repo_routes.v
index 77b55ca9..dca67006 100644
--- a/src/repo_routes.v
+++ b/src/repo_routes.v
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ pub fn (mut app App) handle_new_repo(mut ctx Context, name string, clone_url str
 	}
 	repo_id := new_repo2.id
 	// primary_branch := git.get_repository_primary_branch(repo_path)
-	primary_branch := new_repo2.git_repo.primary_branch()
+	primary_branch := new_repo2.primary_branch
 	app.update_repo_primary_branch(repo_id, primary_branch) or {
 		ctx.error('There was an error while adding the repo')
 		return app.new(mut ctx)