diff --git a/pagure/templates/commits.html b/pagure/templates/commits.html
index afab59a..131c552 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/commits.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/commits.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   </div>
   </div>
 
-    {% if diff_commits|count > 0 %}
+    {% if diff_commits|count > 0 and head %}
     <div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
       This branch contains <a href="#" id="diff_commits_link">
       {{ diff_commits|count }} commits</a> not in
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         {{head}}
       </span>
 
-      {% if diff_commits and authenticated and
+      {% if diff_commits and authenticated and head and
         (repo.is_fork or repo.settings.get('pull_requests', True)) %}
           <div id="request_pull" class="pull-xs-right">
             <a class="btn btn-primary btn-sm"
diff --git a/pagure/ui/repo.py b/pagure/ui/repo.py
index d7ec283..9982da1 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/repo.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/repo.py
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def view_commits(repo, branchname=None, username=None, namespace=None):
                     pygit2.GIT_SORT_TIME)
             ]
 
-        if branch:
+        if head and branch:
             repo_commit = repo_obj[branch.get_object().hex]
 
             for commit in repo_obj.walk(