diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/components/changesets/ChangesetRow.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/components/changesets/ChangesetRow.js
index 645f3b8129..02a97c8da0 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/components/changesets/ChangesetRow.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/components/changesets/ChangesetRow.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class ChangesetRow extends React.Component<Props> {
                 time={dateFromNow}
               />
             </p>{" "}
-            <p className="is-size-7">{authorLine}</p>
+            <div className="is-size-7">{authorLine}</div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </article>
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Changesets.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Changesets.js
index 7e22e50055..45f72fb5a7 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Changesets.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/containers/Changesets.js
@@ -15,17 +15,15 @@ import {
   fetchChangesetsByLink,
   getChangesetsFromState,
   fetchChangesetsByPage,
-  fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage
+  fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage,
+  fetchChangesets
 } from "../modules/changesets";
 import type { History } from "history";
-import {
-  fetchBranchesByNamespaceAndName,
-  getBranchNames
-} from "../../repos/modules/branches";
 import type { PagedCollection, Repository } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 import ChangesetList from "../components/changesets/ChangesetList";
 import DropDown from "../components/DropDown";
 import { withRouter } from "react-router-dom";
+import { fetchBranches, getBranchNames } from "../modules/branches";
 
 type Props = {
   repository: Repository,
@@ -53,9 +51,9 @@ class Changesets extends React.PureComponent<State, Props> {
   }
 
   onPageChange = (link: string) => {
-    const { namespace, name } = this.props.repository;
+    const { repository } = this.props;
     const branch = this.props.match.params.branch;
-    this.props.fetchChangesetsByLink(namespace, name, link, branch);
+    this.props.fetchChangesetsByLink(repository, link, branch);
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -63,24 +61,20 @@ class Changesets extends React.PureComponent<State, Props> {
   }
 
   updateContent() {
-    const { namespace, name } = this.props.repository;
+    const { repository } = this.props;
+
     const branchName = this.props.match.params.branch;
     const {
-      fetchBranchesByNamespaceAndName,
       fetchChangesetsByPage,
-      fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage
+      fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage,
+      fetchBranches
     } = this.props;
     if (branchName) {
-      fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage(
-        namespace,
-        name,
-        branchName,
-        this.props.page
-      );
+      fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage(repository, branchName, this.props.page);
     } else {
-      fetchChangesetsByPage(namespace, name, this.props.page);
+      fetchChangesetsByPage(repository, this.props.page);
     }
-    fetchBranchesByNamespaceAndName(namespace, name);
+    fetchBranches(repository);
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Props, prevState: State, snapshot: any) {
@@ -149,7 +143,7 @@ class Changesets extends React.PureComponent<State, Props> {
       );
     }
 
-    return <ChangesetList changesets={changesets} />;
+    return <ChangesetList repository={repository} changesets={changesets} />;
   };
 
   renderPaginator() {
@@ -195,13 +189,14 @@ const getPageFromProps = props => {
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps: Props) => {
+  const { repository } = ownProps;
   const { namespace, name } = ownProps.repository;
   const { branch } = ownProps.match.params;
   const key = createKey(namespace, name, branch);
-  const loading = isFetchChangesetsPending(state, namespace, name, branch);
+  const loading = isFetchChangesetsPending(state, repository, branch);
   const changesets = getChangesetsFromState(state, key);
-  const branchNames = getBranchNames(namespace, name, state);
-  const error = getFetchChangesetsFailure(state, namespace, name, branch);
+  const branchNames = getBranchNames(state, repository);
+  const error = getFetchChangesetsFailure(state, repository, branch);
   const list = selectListAsCollection(state, key);
   const page = getPageFromProps(ownProps);
 
@@ -217,27 +212,28 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps: Props) => {
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
   return {
-    fetchBranchesByNamespaceAndName: (namespace: string, name: string) => {
-      dispatch(fetchBranchesByNamespaceAndName(namespace, name));
+    fetchBranches: (repository: Repository) => {
+      dispatch(fetchBranches(repository));
     },
-    fetchChangesetsByPage: (namespace: string, name: string, page: number) => {
-      dispatch(fetchChangesetsByPage(namespace, name, page));
+    fetchChangesets: (repository: Repository) => {
+      dispatch(fetchChangesets(repository));
+    },
+    fetchChangesetsByPage: (repository, page: number) => {
+      dispatch(fetchChangesetsByPage(repository, page));
     },
     fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage: (
-      namespace: string,
-      name: string,
+      repository,
       branch: string,
       page: number
     ) => {
-      dispatch(fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage(namespace, name, branch, page));
+      dispatch(fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage(repository, branch, page));
     },
     fetchChangesetsByLink: (
-      namespace: string,
-      name: string,
+      repository: Repository,
       link: string,
       branch?: string
     ) => {
-      dispatch(fetchChangesetsByLink(namespace, name, link, branch));
+      dispatch(fetchChangesetsByLink(repository, link, branch));
     }
   };
 };
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/branches.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/branches.js
index 1bd8d30df5..9b6a261a85 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/branches.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/branches.js
@@ -5,62 +5,71 @@ import {
   SUCCESS_SUFFIX
 } from "../../modules/types";
 import { apiClient } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import type { Repository } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 
 export const FETCH_BRANCHES = "scm/repos/FETCH_BRANCHES";
 export const FETCH_BRANCHES_PENDING = `${FETCH_BRANCHES}_${PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
 export const FETCH_BRANCHES_SUCCESS = `${FETCH_BRANCHES}_${SUCCESS_SUFFIX}`;
 export const FETCH_BRANCHES_FAILURE = `${FETCH_BRANCHES}_${FAILURE_SUFFIX}`;
 
-const REPO_URL = "repositories";
-
 // Fetching branches
-export function fetchBranchesByNamespaceAndName(
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string
-) {
+
+export function fetchBranches(repository: Repository) {
   return function(dispatch: any) {
-    dispatch(fetchBranchesPending(namespace, name));
+    dispatch(fetchBranchesPending(repository));
     return apiClient
-      .get(REPO_URL + "/" + namespace + "/" + name + "/branches")
+      .get(repository._links.branches.href)
       .then(response => response.json())
       .then(data => {
-        dispatch(fetchBranchesSuccess(data, namespace, name));
+        dispatch(fetchBranchesSuccess(data, repository));
       })
       .catch(error => {
-        dispatch(fetchBranchesFailure(namespace, name, error));
+        dispatch(fetchBranchesFailure(repository, error));
       });
   };
 }
+// export function fetchBranchesByNamespaceAndName(
+//   namespace: string,
+//   name: string
+// ) {
+//   return function(dispatch: any) {
+//     dispatch(fetchBranchesPending(namespace, name));
+//     return apiClient
+//       .get(REPO_URL + "/" + namespace + "/" + name + "/branches")
+//       .then(response => response.json())
+//       .then(data => {
+//         dispatch(fetchBranchesSuccess(data, namespace, name));
+//       })
+//       .catch(error => {
+//         dispatch(fetchBranchesFailure(namespace, name, error));
+//       });
+//   };
+// }
 
 // Action creators
-export function fetchBranchesPending(namespace: string, name: string) {
+export function fetchBranchesPending(repository: Repository) {
+  const { namespace, name } = repository;
   return {
     type: FETCH_BRANCHES_PENDING,
-    payload: { namespace, name },
+    payload: { repository },
     itemId: namespace + "/" + name
   };
 }
 
-export function fetchBranchesSuccess(
-  data: string,
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string
-) {
+export function fetchBranchesSuccess(data: string, repository: Repository) {
+  const { namespace, name } = repository;
   return {
     type: FETCH_BRANCHES_SUCCESS,
-    payload: { data, namespace, name },
+    payload: { data, repository },
     itemId: namespace + "/" + name
   };
 }
 
-export function fetchBranchesFailure(
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
-  error: Error
-) {
+export function fetchBranchesFailure(repository: Repository, error: Error) {
+  const { namespace, name } = repository;
   return {
     type: FETCH_BRANCHES_FAILURE,
-    payload: { error, namespace, name },
+    payload: { error, repository },
     itemId: namespace + "/" + name
   };
 }
@@ -73,7 +82,7 @@ export default function reducer(
 ): Object {
   switch (action.type) {
     case FETCH_BRANCHES_SUCCESS:
-      const key = action.payload.namespace + "/" + action.payload.name;
+      const key = action.itemId;
       let oldBranchesByNames = { [key]: {} };
       if (state[key] !== undefined) {
         oldBranchesByNames[key] = state[key];
@@ -119,7 +128,8 @@ export function getBranchesForNamespaceAndNameFromState(
   return Object.values(state.branches[key].byNames);
 }
 
-export function getBranchNames(namespace: string, name: string, state: Object) {
+export function getBranchNames(state: Object, repository: Repository) {
+  const { namespace, name } = repository;
   const key = namespace + "/" + name;
   if (!state.branches[key] || !state.branches[key].byNames) {
     return null;
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/branches.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/branches.test.js
index d97d9aa7bf..361032c78a 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/branches.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/branches.test.js
@@ -5,148 +5,163 @@ import {
   FETCH_BRANCHES_FAILURE,
   FETCH_BRANCHES_PENDING,
   FETCH_BRANCHES_SUCCESS,
-  fetchBranchesByNamespaceAndName, getBranchesForNamespaceAndNameFromState, getBranchNames
+  fetchBranches,
+  getBranchNames
 } from "./branches";
 import reducer from "./branches";
 
-
 const namespace = "foo";
 const name = "bar";
 const key = namespace + "/" + name;
+const repository = {
+  namespace: "foo",
+  name: "bar",
+  _links: {
+    branches: {
+      href: "http://scm/api/rest/v2/repositories/foo/bar/branches"
+    }
+  }
+};
 
-const branch1 = {name: "branch1", revision: "revision1"};
-const branch2 = {name: "branch2", revision: "revision2"};
-const branch3 = {name: "branch3", revision: "revision3"};
+const branch1 = { name: "branch1", revision: "revision1" };
+const branch2 = { name: "branch2", revision: "revision2" };
+const branch3 = { name: "branch3", revision: "revision3" };
 
+describe("branches", () => {
+  describe("fetch branches", () => {
+    const URL = "http://scm/api/rest/v2/repositories/foo/bar/branches";
+    const mockStore = configureMockStore([thunk]);
 
-describe("fetch branches", () => {
-  const URL = "/api/rest/v2/repositories/foo/bar/branches";
-  const mockStore = configureMockStore([thunk]);
+    afterEach(() => {
+      fetchMock.reset();
+      fetchMock.restore();
+    });
 
+    it("should fetch branches", () => {
+      const collection = {};
 
-  afterEach(() => {
-    fetchMock.reset();
-    fetchMock.restore();
-  });
+      fetchMock.getOnce(URL, "{}");
 
+      const expectedActions = [
+        {
+          type: FETCH_BRANCHES_PENDING,
+          payload: { repository },
+          itemId: key
+        },
+        {
+          type: FETCH_BRANCHES_SUCCESS,
+          payload: { data: collection, repository },
+          itemId: key
+        }
+      ];
 
-  it("should fetch branches", () => {
-    const collection = {};
+      const store = mockStore({});
+      return store.dispatch(fetchBranches(repository)).then(() => {
+        expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
+      });
+    });
 
-    fetchMock.getOnce(URL, "{}");
+    it("should fail fetching branches on HTTP 500", () => {
+      const collection = {};
 
-    const expectedActions = [
-      {
-        type: FETCH_BRANCHES_PENDING, payload: {namespace, name},
-        itemId: key
-      },
-      {
-        type: FETCH_BRANCHES_SUCCESS,
-        payload: {data: collection, namespace, name},
-        itemId: key
-      }
-    ];
+      fetchMock.getOnce(URL, 500);
 
-    const store = mockStore({});
-    return store.dispatch(fetchBranchesByNamespaceAndName(namespace, name)).then(() => {
-      expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
+      const expectedActions = [
+        {
+          type: FETCH_BRANCHES_PENDING,
+          payload: { repository },
+          itemId: key
+        },
+        {
+          type: FETCH_BRANCHES_FAILURE,
+          payload: { error: collection, repository },
+          itemId: key
+        }
+      ];
+
+      const store = mockStore({});
+      return store.dispatch(fetchBranches(repository)).then(() => {
+        expect(store.getActions()[0]).toEqual(expectedActions[0]);
+        expect(store.getActions()[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_BRANCHES_FAILURE);
+      });
     });
   });
 
-  it("should fail fetching branches on HTTP 500", () => {
-    const collection = {};
-
-    fetchMock.getOnce(URL, 500);
-
-    const expectedActions = [
-      {
-        type: FETCH_BRANCHES_PENDING, payload: {namespace, name},
-        itemId: key
-      },
-      {
-        type: FETCH_BRANCHES_FAILURE,
-        payload: {error: collection, namespace, name},
-        itemId: key
+  describe("branches reducer", () => {
+    const branches = {
+      _embedded: {
+        branches: [branch1, branch2]
       }
-    ];
+    };
+    const action = {
+      type: FETCH_BRANCHES_SUCCESS,
+      payload: {
+        namespace,
+        name,
+        data: branches
+      }
+    };
 
-    const store = mockStore({});
-    return store.dispatch(fetchBranchesByNamespaceAndName(namespace, name)).then(() => {
-      expect(store.getActions()[0]).toEqual(expectedActions[0]);
-      expect(store.getActions()[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_BRANCHES_FAILURE);
+    it("should update state according to successful fetch", () => {
+      const newState = reducer({}, action);
+      expect(newState).toBeDefined();
+      expect(newState[key]).toBeDefined();
+      expect(newState[key].byNames["branch1"]).toEqual(branch1);
+      expect(newState[key].byNames["branch2"]).toEqual(branch2);
     });
-  })
-});
 
-describe("branches reducer", () => {
-
-  const branches = {
-    _embedded: {
-      branches: [branch1, branch2]
-    }
-  };
-  const action = {
-    type: FETCH_BRANCHES_SUCCESS,
-    payload: {
-      namespace,
-      name,
-      data: branches
-    }
-  };
-
-  it("should update state according to successful fetch", () => {
-    const newState = reducer({}, action);
-    expect(newState).toBeDefined();
-    expect(newState[key]).toBeDefined();
-    expect(newState[key].byNames["branch1"]).toEqual(branch1);
-    expect(newState[key].byNames["branch2"]).toEqual(branch2);
-  });
-
-  it("should not delete existing branches from state", () => {
-    const oldState = {
-      "foo/bar": { byNames: {
-        "branch3": branch3
-        }}
-    };
-
-    const newState = reducer(oldState, action);
-    console.log(newState);
-    expect(newState[key].byNames["branch1"]).toEqual(branch1);
-    expect(newState[key].byNames["branch2"]).toEqual(branch2);
-    expect(newState[key].byNames["branch3"]).toEqual(branch3);
-  });
-});
-
-describe("branch selectors", () => {
-  it("should get branches for namespace and name", () => {
-    const state = {
-      branches: {
-        [key]: {
+    it("should not delete existing branches from state", () => {
+      const oldState = {
+        "foo/bar": {
           byNames: {
-            "branch1": branch1
+            branch3: branch3
           }
         }
-      }
-    };
-    const branches = getBranchesForNamespaceAndNameFromState(namespace, name, state);
-    expect(branches.length).toEqual(1);
-    expect(branches[0]).toEqual(branch1);
+      };
+
+      const newState = reducer(oldState, action);
+      console.log(newState);
+      expect(newState[key].byNames["branch1"]).toEqual(branch1);
+      expect(newState[key].byNames["branch2"]).toEqual(branch2);
+      expect(newState[key].byNames["branch3"]).toEqual(branch3);
+    });
   });
 
-  it("should return branches names", () => {
-    const state = {
-      branches: {
-        [key]: {
-          byNames: {
-            "branch1": branch1,
-            "branch2": branch2
+  describe("branch selectors", () => {
+    it("should get branches for namespace and name", () => {
+      const state = {
+        branches: {
+          [key]: {
+            byNames: {
+              branch1: branch1
+            }
           }
         }
-      }
-    };
-    const names = getBranchNames(namespace, name, state);
-    expect(names.length).toEqual(2);
-    expect(names).toContain("branch1");
-    expect(names).toContain("branch2");
+      };
+      const branches = getBranchesForNamespaceAndNameFromState(
+        namespace,
+        name,
+        state
+      );
+      expect(branches.length).toEqual(1);
+      expect(branches[0]).toEqual(branch1);
+    });
+
+    it("should return branches names", () => {
+      const state = {
+        branches: {
+          [key]: {
+            byNames: {
+              branch1: branch1,
+              branch2: branch2
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      };
+      const names = getBranchNames(state, repository);
+      expect(names.length).toEqual(2);
+      expect(names).toContain("branch1");
+      expect(names).toContain("branch2");
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/changesets.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/changesets.js
index bcc323a937..dffc87268d 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/changesets.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/changesets.js
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ import { apiClient } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 import { isPending } from "../../modules/pending";
 import { getFailure } from "../../modules/failure";
 import { combineReducers } from "redux";
-import type { Action, Changeset, PagedCollection } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import type {
+  Action,
+  Changeset,
+  PagedCollection,
+  Repository
+} from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 
 export const FETCH_CHANGESETS = "scm/repos/FETCH_CHANGESETS";
 export const FETCH_CHANGESETS_PENDING = `${FETCH_CHANGESETS}_${PENDING_SUFFIX}`;
@@ -21,137 +26,122 @@ const REPO_URL = "repositories";
 // actions
 
 export function fetchChangesetsByLink(
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
+  repository: Repository,
   link: string,
   branch?: string
 ) {
   return function(dispatch: any) {
-    dispatch(fetchChangesetsPending(namespace, name, branch));
+    dispatch(fetchChangesetsPending(repository, branch));
     return apiClient
       .get(link)
       .then(response => response.json())
       .then(data => {
-        dispatch(fetchChangesetsSuccess(data, namespace, name, branch));
+        dispatch(fetchChangesetsSuccess(data, repository, branch));
       })
       .catch(cause => {
-        dispatch(fetchChangesetsFailure(namespace, name, cause, branch));
+        dispatch(fetchChangesetsFailure(repository, cause, branch));
       });
   };
 }
 
 export function fetchChangesetsWithOptions(
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
+  repository: Repository,
   branch?: string,
   suffix?: string
 ) {
-  let link = REPO_URL + `/${namespace}/${name}`;
+  let link = repository._links.changesets.href;
+
   if (branch && branch !== "") {
-    link = link + `/branches/${branch}`;
+    const halBranch = repository._links.branches.find(b => b.name === branch);
+    link = halBranch._links.history.href;
   }
-  link = link + "/changesets";
+
   if (suffix) {
     link = link + `${suffix}`;
   }
-
   return function(dispatch: any) {
-    dispatch(fetchChangesetsPending(namespace, name, branch));
+    dispatch(fetchChangesetsPending(repository, branch));
     return apiClient
       .get(link)
       .then(response => response.json())
       .then(data => {
-        dispatch(fetchChangesetsSuccess(data, namespace, name, branch));
+        dispatch(fetchChangesetsSuccess(data, repository, branch));
       })
       .catch(cause => {
-        dispatch(fetchChangesetsFailure(namespace, name, cause, branch));
+        dispatch(fetchChangesetsFailure(repository, cause, branch));
       });
   };
 }
 
-export function fetchChangesets(namespace: string, name: string) {
-  return fetchChangesetsWithOptions(namespace, name);
+export function fetchChangesets(repository: Repository) {
+  return fetchChangesetsWithOptions(repository);
 }
 
-export function fetchChangesetsByPage(
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
-  page: number
-) {
-  return fetchChangesetsWithOptions(namespace, name, "", `?page=${page - 1}`);
+export function fetchChangesetsByPage(repository: Repository, page: number) {
+  return fetchChangesetsWithOptions(repository, "", `?page=${page - 1}`);
 }
 
+// TODO: Rewrite code to fetch changesets by branches, adjust tests and let BranchChooser fetch branches
 export function fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage(
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
+  repository: Repository,
   branch: string,
   page: number
 ) {
-  return fetchChangesetsWithOptions(
-    namespace,
-    name,
-    branch,
-    `?page=${page - 1}`
-  );
+  return fetchChangesetsWithOptions(repository, branch, `?page=${page - 1}`);
 }
 
-export function fetchChangesetsByNamespaceNameAndBranch(
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
+export function fetchChangesetsByBranch(
+  repository: Repository,
   branch: string
 ) {
-  return fetchChangesetsWithOptions(namespace, name, branch);
+  return fetchChangesetsWithOptions(repository, branch);
 }
 
 export function fetchChangesetsPending(
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
+  repository: Repository,
   branch?: string
 ): Action {
-  const itemId = createItemId(namespace, name, branch);
+  const itemId = createItemId(repository, branch);
+  if (!branch) {
+    branch = "";
+  }
   return {
     type: FETCH_CHANGESETS_PENDING,
-    payload: itemId,
+    payload: { repository, branch },
     itemId
   };
 }
 
 export function fetchChangesetsSuccess(
   changesets: any,
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
+  repository: Repository,
   branch?: string
 ): Action {
   return {
     type: FETCH_CHANGESETS_SUCCESS,
     payload: changesets,
-    itemId: createItemId(namespace, name, branch)
+    itemId: createItemId(repository, branch)
   };
 }
 
 function fetchChangesetsFailure(
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
+  repository: Repository,
   error: Error,
   branch?: string
 ): Action {
   return {
     type: FETCH_CHANGESETS_FAILURE,
     payload: {
-      namespace,
-      name,
+      repository,
       error,
       branch
     },
-    itemId: createItemId(namespace, name, branch)
+    itemId: createItemId(repository, branch)
   };
 }
 
-function createItemId(
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
-  branch?: string
-): string {
+function createItemId(repository: Repository, branch?: string): string {
+  const { namespace, name } = repository;
   let itemId = namespace + "/" + name;
   if (branch && branch !== "") {
     itemId = itemId + "/" + branch;
@@ -211,13 +201,8 @@ function extractChangesetsByIds(changesets: any, oldChangesetsByIds: any) {
 }
 
 //selectors
-export function getChangesets(
-  state: Object,
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
-  branch?: string
-) {
-  const key = createItemId(namespace, name, branch);
+export function getChangesets(state: Object, repository, branch?: string) {
+  const key = createItemId(repository, branch);
   if (!state.changesets.byKey[key]) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -226,28 +211,18 @@ export function getChangesets(
 
 export function isFetchChangesetsPending(
   state: Object,
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
+  repository: Repository,
   branch?: string
 ) {
-  return isPending(
-    state,
-    FETCH_CHANGESETS,
-    createItemId(namespace, name, branch)
-  );
+  return isPending(state, FETCH_CHANGESETS, createItemId(repository, branch));
 }
 
 export function getFetchChangesetsFailure(
   state: Object,
-  namespace: string,
-  name: string,
+  repository: Repository,
   branch?: string
 ) {
-  return getFailure(
-    state,
-    FETCH_CHANGESETS,
-    createItemId(namespace, name, branch)
-  );
+  return getFailure(state, FETCH_CHANGESETS, createItemId(repository, branch));
 }
 
 const selectList = (state: Object, key: string) => {
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/changesets.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/changesets.test.js
index 40f18c2423..0b73db5e9d 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/changesets.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/modules/changesets.test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   FETCH_CHANGESETS_SUCCESS,
   fetchChangesets,
   fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage,
-  fetchChangesetsByNamespaceNameAndBranch,
+  fetchChangesetsByBranch,
   fetchChangesetsByPage,
   fetchChangesetsSuccess,
   getChangesets,
@@ -19,13 +19,38 @@ import {
 } from "./changesets";
 import reducer from "./changesets";
 
+const repository = {
+  namespace: "foo",
+  name: "bar",
+  _links: {
+    self: {
+      href: "http://scm/api/rest/v2/repositories/foo/bar"
+    },
+    changesets: {
+      href: "http://scm/api/rest/v2/repositories/foo/bar/changesets"
+    },
+    branches: [
+      {
+        name: "specific",
+        _links: {
+          history: {
+            href:
+              "http://scm/api/rest/v2/repositories/foo/bar/branches/specific/changesets"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+};
+
 const changesets = {};
 
 describe("changesets", () => {
   describe("fetching of changesets", () => {
-    const DEFAULT_BRANCH_URL = "/api/rest/v2/repositories/foo/bar/changesets";
+    const DEFAULT_BRANCH_URL =
+      "http://scm/api/rest/v2/repositories/foo/bar/changesets";
     const SPECIFIC_BRANCH_URL =
-      "/api/rest/v2/repositories/foo/bar/branches/specific/changesets";
+      "http://scm/api/rest/v2/repositories/foo/bar/branches/specific/changesets";
     const mockStore = configureMockStore([thunk]);
 
     afterEach(() => {
@@ -39,7 +64,7 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
       const expectedActions = [
         {
           type: FETCH_CHANGESETS_PENDING,
-          payload: "foo/bar",
+          payload: { repository, branch: "" },
           itemId: "foo/bar"
         },
         {
@@ -50,7 +75,7 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
       ];
 
       const store = mockStore({});
-      return store.dispatch(fetchChangesets("foo", "bar")).then(() => {
+      return store.dispatch(fetchChangesets(repository)).then(() => {
         expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
       });
     });
@@ -62,7 +87,7 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
       const expectedActions = [
         {
           type: FETCH_CHANGESETS_PENDING,
-          payload: itemId,
+          payload: { repository, branch: "specific" },
           itemId
         },
         {
@@ -74,9 +99,7 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
 
       const store = mockStore({});
       return store
-        .dispatch(
-          fetchChangesetsByNamespaceNameAndBranch("foo", "bar", "specific")
-        )
+        .dispatch(fetchChangesetsByBranch(repository, "specific"))
         .then(() => {
           expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
         });
@@ -89,13 +112,13 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
       const expectedActions = [
         {
           type: FETCH_CHANGESETS_PENDING,
-          payload: itemId,
+          payload: { repository, branch: "" },
           itemId
         }
       ];
 
       const store = mockStore({});
-      return store.dispatch(fetchChangesets("foo", "bar")).then(() => {
+      return store.dispatch(fetchChangesets(repository)).then(() => {
         expect(store.getActions()[0]).toEqual(expectedActions[0]);
         expect(store.getActions()[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_CHANGESETS_FAILURE);
         expect(store.getActions()[1].payload).toBeDefined();
@@ -109,16 +132,14 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
       const expectedActions = [
         {
           type: FETCH_CHANGESETS_PENDING,
-          payload: itemId,
+          payload: { repository, branch: "specific" },
           itemId
         }
       ];
 
       const store = mockStore({});
       return store
-        .dispatch(
-          fetchChangesetsByNamespaceNameAndBranch("foo", "bar", "specific")
-        )
+        .dispatch(fetchChangesetsByBranch(repository, "specific"))
         .then(() => {
           expect(store.getActions()[0]).toEqual(expectedActions[0]);
           expect(store.getActions()[1].type).toEqual(FETCH_CHANGESETS_FAILURE);
@@ -132,7 +153,7 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
       const expectedActions = [
         {
           type: FETCH_CHANGESETS_PENDING,
-          payload: "foo/bar",
+          payload: { repository, branch: "" },
           itemId: "foo/bar"
         },
         {
@@ -143,7 +164,7 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
       ];
 
       const store = mockStore({});
-      return store.dispatch(fetchChangesetsByPage("foo", "bar", 5)).then(() => {
+      return store.dispatch(fetchChangesetsByPage(repository, 5)).then(() => {
         expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
       });
     });
@@ -154,7 +175,7 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
       const expectedActions = [
         {
           type: FETCH_CHANGESETS_PENDING,
-          payload: "foo/bar/specific",
+          payload: { repository, branch: "specific" },
           itemId: "foo/bar/specific"
         },
         {
@@ -166,7 +187,7 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
 
       const store = mockStore({});
       return store
-        .dispatch(fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage("foo", "bar", "specific", 5))
+        .dispatch(fetchChangesetsByBranchAndPage(repository, "specific", 5))
         .then(() => {
           expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
         });
@@ -195,7 +216,7 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
     it("should set state to received changesets", () => {
       const newState = reducer(
         {},
-        fetchChangesetsSuccess(responseBody, "foo", "bar")
+        fetchChangesetsSuccess(responseBody, repository)
       );
       expect(newState).toBeDefined();
       expect(newState.byKey["foo/bar"].byId["changeset1"].author.mail).toEqual(
@@ -243,7 +264,7 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
             }
           }
         },
-        fetchChangesetsSuccess(responseBody, "foo", "bar")
+        fetchChangesetsSuccess(responseBody, repository)
       );
       expect(newState.byKey["foo/bar"].byId["changeset2"]).toBeDefined();
       expect(newState.byKey["foo/bar"].byId["changeset1"]).toBeDefined();
@@ -253,7 +274,7 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
   describe("changeset selectors", () => {
     const error = new Error("Something went wrong");
 
-    it("should get all changesets for a given namespace and name", () => {
+    it("should get all changesets for a given repository", () => {
       const state = {
         changesets: {
           byKey: {
@@ -266,7 +287,7 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
           }
         }
       };
-      const result = getChangesets(state, "foo", "bar");
+      const result = getChangesets(state, repository);
       expect(result).toContainEqual({ id: "id1" });
     });
 
@@ -277,11 +298,11 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
         }
       };
 
-      expect(isFetchChangesetsPending(state, "foo", "bar")).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(isFetchChangesetsPending(state, repository)).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
     it("should return false, when fetching changesets is not pending", () => {
-      expect(isFetchChangesetsPending({}, "foo", "bar")).toEqual(false);
+      expect(isFetchChangesetsPending({}, repository)).toEqual(false);
     });
 
     it("should return error if fetching changesets failed", () => {
@@ -291,11 +312,11 @@ describe("changesets", () => {
         }
       };
 
-      expect(getFetchChangesetsFailure(state, "foo", "bar")).toEqual(error);
+      expect(getFetchChangesetsFailure(state, repository)).toEqual(error);
     });
 
     it("should return false if fetching changesets did not fail", () => {
-      expect(getFetchChangesetsFailure({}, "foo", "bar")).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(getFetchChangesetsFailure({}, repository)).toBeUndefined();
     });
   });
 });