diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/pom.xml b/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/pom.xml
index 52aff51dd2..6cfa74ea61 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@
       <version>${servlet.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
-    
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jsr311-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1.1</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/legacy/LegacyRepositoryService.java b/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/legacy/LegacyRepositoryService.java
index 69356ca6fa..9e27c736ea 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/legacy/LegacyRepositoryService.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/legacy/LegacyRepositoryService.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryManager;
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 
 @Path("v2/legacy/repository")
 public class LegacyRepositoryService {
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ public class LegacyRepositoryService {
 
   @GET
   @Path("{id}")
+  @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   @StatusCodes({
     @ResponseCode(code = 200, condition = "success"),
     @ResponseCode(code = 401, condition = "not authenticated / invalid credentials"),
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/containers/Main.js b/scm-ui/src/containers/Main.js
index 8681f2457b..129b11f5ba 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/containers/Main.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/containers/Main.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import Users from "../users/containers/Users";
 import Login from "../containers/Login";
 import Logout from "../containers/Logout";
 
-import { ProtectedRoute } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import { ProtectedRoute, apiClient } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 import { binder, ExtensionPoint } from "@scm-manager/ui-extensions";
 
 import CreateUser from "../users/containers/CreateUser";
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import Profile from "./Profile";
 
 type Props = {
   authenticated?: boolean,
-  links: Links
+  links: Links,
+
+  //context objects
+  history: History
 };
 
 class Main extends React.Component<Props> {
@@ -35,6 +38,15 @@ class Main extends React.Component<Props> {
     const { authenticated, links } = this.props;
     const redirectUrlFactory = binder.getExtension("main.redirect", this.props);
     let url = "/repos";
+    if (location.href && location.href.includes("#diffPanel;")) {
+      let repoId = location.href.substring(location.href.search("#diffPanel;") + 11, location.href.search("#diffPanel;") + 21);
+      console.log("RepoId:");
+      console.log(repoId);
+      apiClient.get("/legacy/repository/" + repoId).then(response =>
+        console.log(JSON.parse(response))
+        // this.props.history.push("/repo/" + response.responseBody.namespace + "/" + response.responseBody.name)
+      );
+    }
     if (redirectUrlFactory) {
       url = redirectUrlFactory(this.props);
     }