diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js
index 03c0c1a9eb..a080a3877f 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function fetchBranchPending(name: string): Action {
   };
 }
 
-export function fetchBranchSuccess(branch: Branch): Action {
+export function fetchBranchSuccess(repo: Repository, branch: Branch): Action {
   return {
     type: FETCH_BRANCH_SUCCESS,
     payload: branch,
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.test.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.test.js
index 754a3803e9..cc67aaf33a 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/branches/modules/branches.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import configureMockStore from "redux-mock-store";
-import thunk from "redux-thunk/index";
+import thunk from "redux-thunk";
 import fetchMock from "fetch-mock";
 import reducer, {
   FETCH_BRANCHES,
@@ -161,6 +161,40 @@ describe("branches", () => {
       const newState = reducer({}, fetchBranchSuccess(branch3));
       expect(newState["branch3"]).toBe(branch3);
     });
+
+    it("should not delete existing branch from state", () => {
+      const oldState = {
+        branch1
+      };
+
+      const newState = reducer(oldState, fetchBranchSuccess(branch2));
+      expect(newState["branch1"]).toBe(branch1);
+      expect(newState["branch2"]).toBe(branch2);
+    });
+
+    it("should update required branch from state", () => {
+      const oldState = {
+        branch1
+      };
+
+      const newBranch1 = { name: "branch1", revision: "revision2" };
+
+      const newState = reducer(oldState, fetchBranchSuccess(newBranch1));
+      expect(newState["branch1"]).not.toBe(branch1);
+      expect(newState["branch1"]).toBe(newBranch1);
+    });
+
+    it("should update required branch from state and keeps old repo", () => {
+      const oldState = {
+        repo1: {
+          branch1
+        }
+      };
+      const repo2 = { repo2: { branch3 } };
+      const newState = reducer(oldState, fetchBranchSuccess(repo2, branch2));
+      expect(newState["repo1"]).toBe({ branch1 });
+      expect(newState["repo2"]).toBe({ branch2, branch3 });
+    });
   });
 
   describe("branch selectors", () => {