diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitRepositoryServiceProvider.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitRepositoryServiceProvider.java
index bfb8f71be1..c4db747f87 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitRepositoryServiceProvider.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitRepositoryServiceProvider.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public class GitRepositoryServiceProvider extends RepositoryServiceProvider
   public GitRepositoryServiceProvider(GitRepositoryHandler handler,
     Repository repository)
   {
+    this.handler = handler;
     this.repository = repository;
     context = new GitContext(handler.getDirectory(repository));
   }