diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/xml/XmlRepositoryManager.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/xml/XmlRepositoryManager.java
index 1735b10970..5f6619935d 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/xml/XmlRepositoryManager.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/xml/XmlRepositoryManager.java
@@ -659,6 +659,9 @@ public class XmlRepositoryManager extends AbstractRepositoryManager
     AssertUtil.assertIsNotEmpty(type);
     AssertUtil.assertIsNotEmpty(uri);
 
+    // remove ;jsessionid, jetty bug?
+    uri = HttpUtil.removeMatrixParameter(uri);
+
     Repository repository = null;
 
     if (handlerMap.containsKey(type))
@@ -679,6 +682,12 @@ public class XmlRepositoryManager extends AbstractRepositoryManager
       }
     }
 
+    if ((repository == null) && logger.isDebugEnabled())
+    {
+      logger.debug("could not find repository with type {} and uri {}", type,
+                   uri);
+    }
+
     return repository;
   }