diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/SvnBrowseCommand.java b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/SvnBrowseCommand.java
index c75925f7b4..83df591e9d 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/SvnBrowseCommand.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/SvnBrowseCommand.java
@@ -194,29 +194,29 @@ public class SvnBrowseCommand extends AbstractSvnCommand
       repository.getDir(entry.getRelativePath(), revision, properties, (Collection) null);
 
       String externals = properties.getStringValue(SVNProperty.EXTERNALS).replaceAll("[\\r\\n]+", "");
-      String[] externalsArray = externals.split(" ");
-      String subRepoName = "";
-      for (String external : externalsArray) {
+      String subRepoUrl = "";
+      String subRepoPath = "";
+      for (String external : externals.split(" ")) {
         if (shouldSetExternal(external)) {
-          externals = external;
+          subRepoUrl = external;
         } else if (!external.contains("-r") && !external.isEmpty()) {
-          subRepoName = external;
+          subRepoPath = external;
         }
       }
 
       if (Util.isNotEmpty(externals)) {
-        SubRepository subRepository = new SubRepository(externals);
-        fileObject.addChild(createSubRepoDirectory(subRepository, subRepoName));
+        SubRepository subRepository = new SubRepository(subRepoUrl);
+        fileObject.addChild(createSubRepoDirectory(subRepository, subRepoPath));
       }
     } catch (SVNException ex) {
       logger.error("could not fetch file properties", ex);
     }
   }
 
-  private FileObject createSubRepoDirectory(SubRepository subRepository, String subRepoName) {
+  private FileObject createSubRepoDirectory(SubRepository subRepository, String subRepoPath) {
     FileObject subRepositoryDirectory = new FileObject();
-    subRepositoryDirectory.setPath(subRepoName);
-    subRepositoryDirectory.setName(subRepoName);
+    subRepositoryDirectory.setPath(subRepoPath);
+    subRepositoryDirectory.setName(subRepoPath);
     subRepositoryDirectory.setDirectory(true);
     subRepositoryDirectory.setSubRepository(subRepository);
     return subRepositoryDirectory;
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/sources/components/content/FileLink.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/sources/components/content/FileLink.tsx
index 34ecf0a5c6..cf07fca8d1 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/sources/components/content/FileLink.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/sources/components/content/FileLink.tsx
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ export const createFolderLink = (base: string, file: File) => {
 const FileLink: FC<Props> = ({ baseUrl, file, children }) => {
   const [t] = useTranslation("repos");
   if (file?.subRepository?.repositoryUrl) {
+    // file link represents a subRepository
     let link = file.subRepository.repositoryUrl;
     if (file.subRepository.browserUrl) {
+      // replace upstream url with public browser url
       link = file.subRepository.browserUrl;
     }
     if (link.startsWith("http://") || link.startsWith("https://")) {
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ const FileLink: FC<Props> = ({ baseUrl, file, children }) => {
       }
       return <Link to={link}>{children}</Link>;
     } else {
+      // subRepository url cannot be linked
       return (
         <Tooltip location="top" message={t("sources.fileTree.subRepository") + ": \n" + link}>
           {children}
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ const FileLink: FC<Props> = ({ baseUrl, file, children }) => {
       );
     }
   }
+  // normal file or folder
   return <Link to={createFolderLink(baseUrl, file)}>{children}</Link>;
 };