diff --git a/src/zabapgit_git.prog.abap b/src/zabapgit_git.prog.abap
index 1d7b3dc71..007361c98 100644
--- a/src/zabapgit_git.prog.abap
+++ b/src/zabapgit_git.prog.abap
@@ -1203,6 +1203,7 @@ CLASS lcl_git_porcelain IMPLEMENTATION.
           lv_commit  TYPE xstring,
           lt_objects TYPE zif_abapgit_definitions=>ty_objects_tt,
           lv_pack    TYPE xstring,
+          lt_files   TYPE zif_abapgit_definitions=>ty_files_tt,
           ls_object  LIKE LINE OF lt_objects,
           ls_commit  TYPE lcl_git_pack=>ty_commit.
 
@@ -1283,6 +1284,15 @@ CLASS lcl_git_porcelain IMPLEMENTATION.
       iv_branch_name = io_stage->get_branch_name( )
       iv_pack        = lv_pack ).
 
+* update objects in repo, we know what has been pushed
+    APPEND LINES OF io_repo->get_objects( ) TO lt_objects.
+    io_repo->set_objects( lt_objects ).
+    walk( EXPORTING it_objects = lt_objects
+                    iv_sha1 = ls_commit-tree
+                    iv_path = '/'
+          CHANGING ct_files = lt_files ).
+    io_repo->set_files_remote( lt_files ).
+
   ENDMETHOD.                    "receive_pack
 
   METHOD delete_branch.
diff --git a/src/zabapgit_repo_impl.prog.abap b/src/zabapgit_repo_impl.prog.abap
index 4d66192c1..243bf39df 100644
--- a/src/zabapgit_repo_impl.prog.abap
+++ b/src/zabapgit_repo_impl.prog.abap
@@ -205,10 +205,12 @@ CLASS lcl_repo_online IMPLEMENTATION.
 
     IF io_stage->get_branch_sha1( ) = get_sha1_local( ).
 * pushing to the branch currently represented by this repository object
+      mv_branch = lv_branch.
       set( iv_sha1 = lv_branch ).
+    ELSE.
+      refresh( ).
     ENDIF.
 
-    refresh( ).
     update_local_checksums( lt_updated_files ).
 
     IF lcl_stage_logic=>count( me ) = 0.