diff --git a/pagure/internal/__init__.py b/pagure/internal/__init__.py
index 5d9c6f4..9d02860 100644
--- a/pagure/internal/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/internal/__init__.py
@@ -550,13 +550,13 @@ def get_branches_of_commit():
 
             if compare_branch:
                 merge_commit_obj = repo_obj.merge_base(
-                    compare_branch.get_object().hex, branch.get_object().hex
+                    compare_branch.peel().hex, branch.peel().hex
                 )
 
                 if merge_commit_obj:
                     merge_commit = merge_commit_obj.hex
 
-            repo_commit = repo_obj[branch.get_object().hex]
+            repo_commit = repo_obj[branch.peel().hex]
 
             for commit in repo_obj.walk(
                 repo_commit.oid.hex, pygit2.GIT_SORT_NONE
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ def get_branches_head():
     if not repo_obj.is_empty and len(repo_obj.listall_branches()) > 1:
         for branchname in repo_obj.listall_branches():
             branch = repo_obj.lookup_branch(branchname)
-            branches[branchname] = branch.get_object().hex
+            branches[branchname] = branch.peel().hex
 
     # invert the dict
     heads = collections.defaultdict(list)
diff --git a/pagure/lib/git.py b/pagure/lib/git.py
index 55f11fb..6dfb438 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/git.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/git.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def _update_git(obj, repo):
         # See if there is a parent to this commit
         parent = None
         try:
-            parent = new_repo.head.get_object().oid
+            parent = new_repo.head.peel().oid
         except pygit2.GitError:
             pass
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def _clean_git(repo, obj_repotype, obj_uid):
         # See if there is a parent to this commit
         parent = None
         if not new_repo.is_empty:
-            parent = new_repo.head.get_object().oid
+            parent = new_repo.head.peel().oid
 
         parents = []
         if parent:
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ def _add_file_to_git(repo, issue, attachmentfolder, user, filename):
         # See if there is a parent to this commit
         parent = None
         try:
-            parent = new_repo.head.get_object().oid
+            parent = new_repo.head.peel().oid
         except pygit2.GitError:
             pass
 
@@ -978,12 +978,10 @@ class TemporaryClone(object):
                     # This gets checked out by default
                     continue
                 branch = self.repo.branches.remote.get("origin/%s" % localname)
-                self.repo.branches.local.create(localname, branch.get_object())
+                self.repo.branches.local.create(localname, branch.peel())
             elif ref.startswith("refs/pull/"):
                 reference = self._origrepo.references.get(ref)
-                self.repo.references.create(
-                    ref, reference.get_object().oid.hex
-                )
+                self.repo.references.create(ref, reference.peel().oid.hex)
 
         return self
 
@@ -1144,7 +1142,7 @@ def _update_file_in_git(
 
         # See if there is a parent to this commit
         branch_ref = get_branch_ref(new_repo, branch)
-        parent = branch_ref.get_object()
+        parent = branch_ref.peel()
 
         # See if we need to create the branch
         nbranch_ref = None
@@ -1566,8 +1564,8 @@ def merge_pull_request(session, request, username, domerge=True):
             # Fetch the commits
             remote.fetch()
 
-            # repo_commit = fork_obj[branch.get_object().hex]
-            repo_commit = new_repo[branch.get_object().hex]
+            # repo_commit = fork_obj[branch.peel().hex]
+            repo_commit = new_repo[branch.peel().hex]
 
             # Checkout the correct branch
             if new_repo.is_empty or new_repo.head_is_unborn:
@@ -1677,7 +1675,7 @@ def merge_pull_request(session, request, username, domerge=True):
 
             if domerge:
                 _log.info("  PR merged using fast-forward")
-                head = new_repo.lookup_reference("HEAD").get_object()
+                head = new_repo.lookup_reference("HEAD").peel()
                 if not request.project.settings.get("always_merge", False):
                     if merge is not None:
                         # This is depending on the pygit2 version
@@ -1754,7 +1752,7 @@ def merge_pull_request(session, request, username, domerge=True):
                     _log.info("  Merge non-FF PR is disabled for this project")
                     return "MERGE"
                 _log.info("  Writing down merge commit")
-                head = new_repo.lookup_reference("HEAD").get_object()
+                head = new_repo.lookup_reference("HEAD").peel()
                 _log.info(
                     "  Basing on: %s - %s", head.hex, repo_commit.oid.hex
                 )
@@ -1972,7 +1970,7 @@ def get_diff_info(repo_obj, orig_repo, branch_from, branch_to, prid=None):
 
     commitid = None
     if frombranch:
-        commitid = frombranch.get_object().hex
+        commitid = frombranch.peel().hex
     elif prid is not None:
         # If there is not branch found but there is a PR open, use the ref
         # of that PR in the main repo
@@ -2000,7 +1998,7 @@ def get_diff_info(repo_obj, orig_repo, branch_from, branch_to, prid=None):
             "pagure.lib.git.get_diff_info: Pulling into a non-empty repo"
         )
         if branch:
-            orig_commit = orig_repo[branch.get_object().hex]
+            orig_commit = orig_repo[branch.peel().hex]
             main_walker = orig_repo.walk(
                 orig_commit.oid.hex, pygit2.GIT_SORT_NONE
             )
@@ -2067,7 +2065,7 @@ def get_diff_info(repo_obj, orig_repo, branch_from, branch_to, prid=None):
             repo_commit = repo_obj[repo_obj.head.target]
         else:
             branch = repo_obj.lookup_branch(branch_from)
-            repo_commit = branch.get_object()
+            repo_commit = branch.peel()
 
         for commit in repo_obj.walk(repo_commit.oid.hex, pygit2.GIT_SORT_NONE):
             diff_commits.append(commit)
@@ -2252,7 +2250,7 @@ def get_git_tags(project, with_commits=False):
             if tag.startswith("refs/tags/"):
                 ref = repo_obj.lookup_reference(tag)
                 if ref:
-                    com = ref.get_object()
+                    com = ref.peel()
                     if com:
                         tags[tag.split("refs/tags/")[1]] = com.oid.hex
     else:
@@ -2281,9 +2279,7 @@ def get_git_tags_objects(project):
                 theobject = None
             objecttype = ""
             if isinstance(theobject, pygit2.Tag):
-                underlying_obj = theobject.get_object()
-                if isinstance(underlying_obj, pygit2.Tree):
-                    continue
+                underlying_obj = theobject.peel(pygit2.Commit)
                 commit_time = underlying_obj.commit_time
                 objecttype = "tag"
             elif isinstance(theobject, pygit2.Commit):
@@ -2396,7 +2392,7 @@ def new_git_branch(
                 raise pagure.exceptions.PagureException(
                     'The "{0}" branch does not exist'.format(from_branch)
                 )
-            parent = get_branch_ref(repo_obj, from_branch).get_object()
+            parent = get_branch_ref(repo_obj, from_branch).peel()
         else:
             if from_commit not in repo_obj:
                 raise pagure.exceptions.PagureException(
diff --git a/pagure/lib/tasks.py b/pagure/lib/tasks.py
index 211d77d..27ccb3d 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/tasks.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/tasks.py
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ def commits_author_stats(self, session, repopath):
     number_of_commits = 0
     authors_email = set()
     for commit in repo_obj.walk(
-        repo_obj.head.get_object().oid.hex, pygit2.GIT_SORT_NONE
+        repo_obj.head.peel().oid.hex, pygit2.GIT_SORT_NONE
     ):
         # For each commit record how many times each combination of name and
         # e-mail appears in the git history.
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ def commits_history_stats(self, session, repopath):
 
     dates = collections.defaultdict(int)
     for commit in repo_obj.walk(
-        repo_obj.head.get_object().oid.hex, pygit2.GIT_SORT_NONE
+        repo_obj.head.peel().oid.hex, pygit2.GIT_SORT_NONE
     ):
         delta = (
             datetime.datetime.utcnow() - arrow.get(commit.commit_time).naive
diff --git a/pagure/ui/fork.py b/pagure/ui/fork.py
index 2b9231f..e67979f 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/fork.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/fork.py
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ def request_pull_to_diff_or_patch(
     branch = repo_obj.lookup_branch(request.branch_from)
     commitid = None
     if branch:
-        commitid = branch.get_object().hex
+        commitid = branch.peel().hex
 
     diff_commits = []
     if request.status != "Open":
diff --git a/pagure/ui/issues.py b/pagure/ui/issues.py
index dd2bed7..2edeca6 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/issues.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/issues.py
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ def view_issue_raw_file(repo, filename=None, username=None, namespace=None):
             flask.abort(404, "Empty repo cannot have a file")
 
         branch = repo_obj.lookup_branch("master")
-        commit = branch.get_object()
+        commit = branch.peel()
 
         content = __get_file_in_tree(
             repo_obj, commit.tree, ["files", filename], bail_on_tree=True
diff --git a/pagure/ui/repo.py b/pagure/ui/repo.py
index a1c28e1..3b4736b 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/repo.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/repo.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def view_repo_branch(repo, branchname, username=None, namespace=None):
         head = None
     cnt = 0
     last_commits = []
-    for commit in repo_obj.walk(branch.get_object().hex, pygit2.GIT_SORT_NONE):
+    for commit in repo_obj.walk(branch.peel().hex, pygit2.GIT_SORT_NONE):
         last_commits.append(commit)
         cnt += 1
         if cnt == 3:
@@ -240,11 +240,11 @@ def view_repo_branch(repo, branchname, username=None, namespace=None):
             commit_list = [
                 commit.oid.hex
                 for commit in orig_repo.walk(
-                    compare_branch.get_object().hex,
+                    compare_branch.peel().hex,
                     pygit2.GIT_SORT_NONE)
             ]
 
-        repo_commit = repo_obj[branch.get_object().hex]
+        repo_commit = repo_obj[branch.peel().hex]
 
         for commit in repo_obj.walk(
                 repo_commit.oid.hex, pygit2.GIT_SORT_NONE):
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def view_commits(repo, branchname=None, username=None, namespace=None):
     branch = None
     if branchname and branchname in repo_obj.listall_branches():
         branch = repo_obj.lookup_branch(branchname)
-        commit = branch.get_object()
+        commit = branch.peel()
     elif branchname:
         try:
             commit = repo_obj.get(branchname)
@@ -314,16 +314,16 @@ def view_commits(repo, branchname=None, username=None, namespace=None):
 
         if "refs/tags/%s" % branchname in list(repo_obj.references):
             ref = repo_obj.lookup_reference("refs/tags/%s" % branchname)
-            commit = ref.get_object()
+            commit = ref.peel()
 
         # If we're arriving here from the release page, we may have a Tag
         # where we expected a commit, in this case, get the actual commit
         if isinstance(commit, pygit2.Tag):
-            commit = commit.get_object()
+            commit = commit.peel()
             branchname = commit.oid.hex
     elif not repo_obj.is_empty and not repo_obj.head_is_unborn:
         branch = repo_obj.lookup_branch(repo_obj.head.shorthand)
-        commit = branch.get_object()
+        commit = branch.peel()
         branchname = branch.branch_name
 
     if not repo_obj.is_empty and not repo_obj.head_is_unborn:
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def view_file(repo, identifier, filename, username=None, namespace=None):
     if identifier in repo_obj.listall_branches():
         branchname = identifier
         branch = repo_obj.lookup_branch(identifier)
-        commit = branch.get_object()
+        commit = branch.peel()
     else:
         try:
             commit = repo_obj.get(identifier)
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ def view_file(repo, identifier, filename, username=None, namespace=None):
             branchname = "master"
 
     if isinstance(commit, pygit2.Tag):
-        commit = commit.get_object()
+        commit = commit.peel()
 
     tree = None
     if isinstance(commit, pygit2.Tree):
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ def view_raw_file(
 
     if identifier in repo_obj.listall_branches():
         branch = repo_obj.lookup_branch(identifier)
-        commit = branch.get_object()
+        commit = branch.peel()
     else:
         try:
             commit = repo_obj.get(identifier)
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ def view_raw_file(
         flask.abort(404, "Commit %s not found" % (identifier))
 
     if isinstance(commit, pygit2.Tag):
-        commit = commit.get_object()
+        commit = commit.peel()
 
     if filename:
         if isinstance(commit, pygit2.Blob):
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ def view_blame_file(repo, filename, username=None, namespace=None):
 
     if branchname in repo_obj.listall_branches():
         branch = repo_obj.lookup_branch(branchname)
-        commit = branch.get_object()
+        commit = branch.peel()
     else:
         try:
             commit = repo_obj[branchname]
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ def view_blame_file(repo, filename, username=None, namespace=None):
             commit = repo_obj[repo_obj.head.target]
 
     if isinstance(commit, pygit2.Tag):
-        commit = commit.get_object()
+        commit = commit.peel()
 
     content = __get_file_in_tree(
         repo_obj, commit.tree, filename.split("/"), bail_on_tree=True
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ def view_tree(repo, identifier=None, username=None, namespace=None):
         if identifier in repo_obj.listall_branches():
             branchname = identifier
             branch = repo_obj.lookup_branch(identifier)
-            commit = branch.get_object()
+            commit = branch.peel()
         else:
             try:
                 commit = repo_obj.get(identifier)
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ def view_tree(repo, identifier=None, username=None, namespace=None):
         # If we're arriving here from the release page, we may have a Tag
         # where we expected a commit, in this case, get the actual commit
         if isinstance(commit, pygit2.Tag):
-            commit = commit.get_object()
+            commit = commit.peel()
             branchname = commit.oid.hex
 
         if commit and not isinstance(commit, pygit2.Blob):
@@ -2450,7 +2450,7 @@ def edit_file(repo, branchname, filename, username=None, namespace=None):
     branch = None
     if branchname in repo_obj.listall_branches():
         branch = repo_obj.lookup_branch(branchname)
-        commit = branch.get_object()
+        commit = branch.peel()
     else:
         flask.abort(400, "Invalid branch specified")
 
@@ -3447,7 +3447,7 @@ def generate_project_archive(
         tag = repo_obj[reference.target]
         if not isinstance(tag, pygit2.Tag):
             flask.abort(400, "Invalid reference provided")
-        commit = tag.get_object()
+        commit = tag.peel(pygit2.Commit)
     else:
         try:
             commit = repo_obj.get(ref)
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index c81e383..c21ac3d 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ def _clone_and_top_commits(folder, branch, branch_ref=False):
     commit = None
     try:
         if branch_ref_obj:
-            commit = repo[branch_ref_obj.get_object().hex]
+            commit = repo[branch_ref_obj.peel().hex]
         else:
             commit = repo.revparse_single('HEAD')
     except KeyError:
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ def add_commit_git_repo(folder, ncommits=10, filename='sources',
         commit = None
         try:
             if branch_ref_obj:
-                commit = repo[branch_ref_obj.get_object().hex]
+                commit = repo[branch_ref_obj.peel().hex]
             else:
                 commit = repo.revparse_single('HEAD')
         except (KeyError, AttributeError):
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ def add_content_to_git(
     commit = None
     try:
         if branch_ref_obj:
-            commit = repo[branch_ref_obj.get_object().hex]
+            commit = repo[branch_ref_obj.peel().hex]
         else:
             commit = repo.revparse_single('HEAD')
     except (KeyError, AttributeError):
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_project.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_project.py
index 22ea91f..8502d68 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_project.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_project.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiProjecttests(tests.Modeltests):
 
         # Create two other branches based on master
         for branch in ['pats-win-49', 'pats-win-51']:
-            clone_repo.create_branch(branch, clone_repo.head.get_object())
+            clone_repo.create_branch(branch, clone_repo.head.peel())
             refname = 'refs/heads/{0}:refs/heads/{0}'.format(branch)
             PagureRepo.push(clone_repo.remotes[0], refname)
 
@@ -2841,7 +2841,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiProjecttests(tests.Modeltests):
             self.session, 'aaabbbcccddd', 'create_branch')
         git_path = os.path.join(self.path, 'repos', 'test.git')
         repo_obj = pygit2.Repository(git_path)
-        parent = pagure.lib.git.get_branch_ref(repo_obj, 'master').get_object()
+        parent = pagure.lib.git.get_branch_ref(repo_obj, 'master').peel()
         repo_obj.create_branch('dev123', parent)
         headers = {'Authorization': 'token aaabbbcccddd'}
         args = {'branch': 'test123', 'from_branch': 'dev123'}
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_no_master_branch.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_no_master_branch.py
index 1eeff35..6986425 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_no_master_branch.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_no_master_branch.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class PagureFlaskNoMasterBranchtests(tests.SimplePagureTest):
         )
 
         feature_branch = clone_repo.lookup_branch('feature')
-        first_commit = feature_branch.get_object().hex
+        first_commit = feature_branch.peel().hex
 
         # Second commit
         with open(os.path.join(repopath, '.gitignore'), 'w') as stream:
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_repo.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_repo.py
index 9bdb959..be77354 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_repo.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_repo.py
@@ -4815,7 +4815,7 @@ index 0000000..fb7093d
                 # list of binary strings representing parents of the new commit
                 []
             )
-            repo_obj.create_branch("feature",repo_obj.head.get_object())
+            repo_obj.create_branch("feature",repo_obj.head.peel())
 
             data = {
                 'branches': 'feature',
@@ -5386,7 +5386,7 @@ index 0000000..fb7093d
             path = os.path.join(self.path, 'repos', 'test.git')
             tests.add_content_git_repo(path)
             repo = pygit2.Repository(path)
-            repo.create_branch('foo', repo.head.get_object())
+            repo.create_branch('foo', repo.head.peel())
 
             # Check before deletion
             output = self.app.get('/test')
@@ -5409,7 +5409,7 @@ index 0000000..fb7093d
             path = os.path.join(self.path, 'repos', 'test.git')
             tests.add_content_git_repo(path)
             repo = pygit2.Repository(path)
-            repo.create_branch('feature/foo', repo.head.get_object())
+            repo.create_branch('feature/foo', repo.head.peel())
 
             # Check before deletion
             output = self.app.get('/test')
@@ -5440,7 +5440,7 @@ index 0000000..fb7093d
         path = os.path.join(self.path, 'repos', 'test.git')
         tests.add_content_git_repo(path)
         repo = pygit2.Repository(path)
-        repo.create_branch('foo', repo.head.get_object())
+        repo.create_branch('foo', repo.head.peel())
 
         user = tests.FakeUser(username = 'pingou')
         with tests.user_set(self.app.application, user):
@@ -5464,7 +5464,7 @@ index 0000000..fb7093d
         path = os.path.join(self.path, 'repos', 'test.git')
         tests.add_content_git_repo(path)
         repo = pygit2.Repository(path)
-        repo.create_branch('foo', repo.head.get_object())
+        repo.create_branch('foo', repo.head.peel())
 
         user = tests.FakeUser(username = 'pingou')
         with tests.user_set(self.app.application, user):
@@ -5503,7 +5503,7 @@ index 0000000..fb7093d
         path = os.path.join(self.path, 'repos', 'forks', 'foo', 'test.git')
         tests.add_content_git_repo(path)
         repo = pygit2.Repository(path)
-        repo.create_branch('foo', repo.head.get_object())
+        repo.create_branch('foo', repo.head.peel())
 
         user = tests.FakeUser(username = 'foo')
         with tests.user_set(self.app.application, user):
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_repo_slash_name.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_repo_slash_name.py
index 9c1a3e9..70c57a7 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_repo_slash_name.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_repo_slash_name.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class PagureFlaskSlashInNametests(tests.SimplePagureTest):
         gitrepo = os.path.join(self.path, 'repos', 'forks/test.git')
         repo = pygit2.Repository(gitrepo)
         master_branch = repo.lookup_branch('master')
-        first_commit = master_branch.get_object().hex
+        first_commit = master_branch.peel().hex
 
         output = self.app.get('/forks/test/commits')
         self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 200)
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_slash_branch_name.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_slash_branch_name.py
index 7bb19c5..1f49cd9 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_slash_branch_name.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_slash_branch_name.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class PagureFlaskSlashInBranchtests(tests.SimplePagureTest):
         PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
         master_branch = clone_repo.lookup_branch('master')
-        first_commit = master_branch.get_object().hex
+        first_commit = master_branch.peel().hex
 
         # Second commit
         with open(os.path.join(repopath, '.gitignore'), 'w') as stream:
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_lib_git.py b/tests/test_pagure_lib_git.py
index 4915a65..e740c59 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_lib_git.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_lib_git.py
@@ -2627,7 +2627,7 @@ index 0000000..60f7480
         # Case 4, get revs between two commits on two different branches
         newgitrepo = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='pagure-')
         newrepo = pygit2.clone_repository(gitrepo, newgitrepo)
-        newrepo.create_branch('feature', newrepo.head.get_object())
+        newrepo.create_branch('feature', newrepo.head.peel())
 
         with open(os.path.join(newgitrepo, 'sources'), 'w') as stream:
             stream.write('foo\n bar')
@@ -3039,19 +3039,19 @@ index 0000000..60f7480
 
         # make sure that creating works the first time
         pagure.lib.git.update_pull_ref(fake_pr, fork)
-        oldhex = fork.references["refs/heads/master"].get_object().hex
+        oldhex = fork.references["refs/heads/master"].peel().hex
         self.assertEqual(
-            orig.references["refs/pull/6/head"].get_object().hex,
+            orig.references["refs/pull/6/head"].peel().hex,
             oldhex,
         )
 
         # make sure that updating works correctly
         tests.add_content_git_repo(projects[1], append="foobar")
-        newhex = fork.references["refs/heads/master"].get_object().hex
+        newhex = fork.references["refs/heads/master"].peel().hex
         self.assertNotEqual(oldhex, newhex)
         pagure.lib.git.update_pull_ref(fake_pr, fork)
         self.assertEqual(
-            orig.references["refs/pull/6/head"].get_object().hex,
+            orig.references["refs/pull/6/head"].peel().hex,
             newhex,
         )
 
@@ -3061,11 +3061,11 @@ index 0000000..60f7480
             pagure.lib.git.update_pull_ref(fake_pr, fork)
         self.assertIsNotNone(fork.remotes["pingou_1234567"])
         tests.add_content_git_repo(projects[1], append="foobarbaz")
-        newesthex = fork.references["refs/heads/master"].get_object().hex
+        newesthex = fork.references["refs/heads/master"].peel().hex
         self.assertNotEqual(newhex, newesthex)
         pagure.lib.git.update_pull_ref(fake_pr, fork)
         self.assertEqual(
-            orig.references["refs/pull/6/head"].get_object().hex,
+            orig.references["refs/pull/6/head"].peel().hex,
             newesthex,
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_lib_git_diff_pr.py b/tests/test_pagure_lib_git_diff_pr.py
index d9fc3a9..6790eb3 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_lib_git_diff_pr.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_lib_git_diff_pr.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class PagureFlaskForkPrtests(tests.Modeltests):
         self.assertTrue(cnt < 60)
 
         pr_ref = repo.lookup_reference('refs/pull/1/head')
-        commit = pr_ref.get_object()
+        commit = pr_ref.peel()
         self.assertEqual(
             commit.oid.hex,
             diff_commits[0].oid.hex
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class PagureFlaskForkPrtests(tests.Modeltests):
         self.assertTrue(cnt < 60)
 
         pr_ref = repo.lookup_reference('refs/pull/1/head')
-        commit = pr_ref.get_object()
+        commit = pr_ref.peel()
         self.assertEqual(
             commit.oid.hex,
             diff_commits[0].oid.hex
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class PagureFlaskForkPrtests(tests.Modeltests):
         clone_repo.index.add('sources')
         clone_repo.index.write()
 
-        last_commit = clone_repo.lookup_branch('feature_foo').get_object()
+        last_commit = clone_repo.lookup_branch('feature_foo').peel()
 
         # Commits the files added
         tree = clone_repo.index.write_tree()
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class PagureFlaskForkPrtests(tests.Modeltests):
         self.assertTrue(cnt < 60)
 
         pr_ref = repo.lookup_reference('refs/pull/1/head')
-        commit2 = pr_ref.get_object()
+        commit2 = pr_ref.peel()
         self.assertEqual(
             commit2.oid.hex,
             diff_commits[0].oid.hex
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ class PagureFlaskForkPrtests(tests.Modeltests):
         self.assertTrue(cnt < 60)
 
         pr_ref = repo.lookup_reference('refs/pull/1/head')
-        commit = pr_ref.get_object()
+        commit = pr_ref.peel()
         self.assertEqual(
             commit.oid.hex,
             diff_commits[0].oid.hex
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ class PagureFlaskForkPrtests(tests.Modeltests):
         self.assertTrue(cnt < 60)
 
         pr_ref = repo.lookup_reference('refs/pull/1/head')
-        commit2 = pr_ref.get_object()
+        commit2 = pr_ref.peel()
         self.assertEqual(
             commit2.oid.hex,
             diff_commits[0].oid.hex