diff --git a/pagure/hooks/files/fedmsg_hook.py b/pagure/hooks/files/fedmsg_hook.py
index 17987c4..57e149b 100755
--- a/pagure/hooks/files/fedmsg_hook.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/files/fedmsg_hook.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ seen = []
 for line in sys.stdin.readlines():
     (oldrev, newrev, refname) = line.strip().split(' ', 2)
 
+    forced = False
     if set(newrev) == set(['0']):
         print "Deleting a reference/branch, so we won't run the "\
             "pagure hook"
@@ -79,11 +80,13 @@ for line in sys.stdin.readlines():
         print "New reference/branch"
         oldrev = '^%s' % oldrev
     elif pagure.lib.git.is_forced_push(oldrev, newrev, abspath):
+        forced = True
         base = pagure.lib.git.get_base_revision(oldrev, newrev, abspath)
         if base:
             oldrev = base[0]
 
-    revs = pagure.lib.git.get_revs_between(oldrev, newrev, abspath)
+    revs = pagure.lib.git.get_revs_between(
+        oldrev, newrev, abspath, forced=forced)
     project_name = pagure.lib.git.get_repo_name(abspath)
     username = pagure.lib.git.get_username(abspath)
     project = pagure.lib.get_project(pagure.SESSION, project_name, username)
diff --git a/pagure/lib/git.py b/pagure/lib/git.py
index 24e106a..36e6e36 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/git.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/git.py
@@ -797,10 +797,13 @@ def read_git_lines(args, abspath, keepends=False, **kw):
     ).splitlines(keepends)
 
 
-def get_revs_between(torev, fromrev, abspath):
+def get_revs_between(torev, fromrev, abspath, forced=False):
     """ Yield revisions between HEAD and BASE. """
 
     cmd = ['rev-list', '%s...%s' % (torev, fromrev)]
+    if forced:
+        head = get_default_branch(abspath)
+        cmd.append('^%s' % head)
     if set(fromrev) == set('0'):
         cmd = ['rev-list', '%s' % torev]
     elif set(torev) == set('0') or set(torev) == set('^0'):