2 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index 8795085..cefeddf 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -198,33 +198,37 @@ int find_current_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1,
 
         info = (struct refmatch *)cb_data;
         if (!strcmp(refname, info->req_ref))
                 info->match = 1;
         if (!info->first_ref)
                 info->first_ref = xstrdup(refname);
         return info->match;
 }
 
 char *find_default_branch(struct cgit_repo *repo)
 {
         struct refmatch info;
+        char *ref;
 
         info.req_ref = repo->defbranch;
         info.first_ref = NULL;
         info.match = 0;
         for_each_branch_ref(find_current_ref, &info);
         if (info.match)
-                return info.req_ref;
+                ref = info.req_ref;
         else
-                return info.first_ref;
+                ref = info.first_ref;
+        if (ref)
+                ref = xstrdup(ref);
+        return ref;
 }
 
 static int prepare_repo_cmd(struct cgit_context *ctx)
 {
         char *tmp;
         unsigned char sha1[20];
         int nongit = 0;
 
         setenv("GIT_DIR", ctx->repo->path, 1);
         setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
         if (nongit) {
                 ctx->page.title = fmt("%s - %s", ctx->cfg.root_title,
@@ -232,25 +236,25 @@ static int prepare_repo_cmd(struct cgit_context *ctx)
                 tmp = fmt("Not a git repository: '%s'", ctx->repo->path);
                 ctx->repo = NULL;
                 cgit_print_http_headers(ctx);
                 cgit_print_docstart(ctx);
                 cgit_print_pageheader(ctx);
                 cgit_print_error(tmp);
                 cgit_print_docend();
                 return 1;
         }
         ctx->page.title = fmt("%s - %s", ctx->repo->name, ctx->repo->desc);
 
         if (!ctx->qry.head) {
-                ctx->qry.head = xstrdup(find_default_branch(ctx->repo));
+                ctx->qry.head = find_default_branch(ctx->repo);
                 ctx->repo->defbranch = ctx->qry.head;
         }
 
         if (!ctx->qry.head) {
                 cgit_print_http_headers(ctx);
                 cgit_print_docstart(ctx);
                 cgit_print_pageheader(ctx);
                 cgit_print_error("Repository seems to be empty");
                 cgit_print_docend();
                 return 1;
         }
 
diff --git a/ui-shared.c b/ui-shared.c
index 209af6e..4280a70 100644
--- a/ui-shared.c
+++ b/ui-shared.c
@@ -509,25 +509,26 @@ int print_archive_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1,
 
 void add_hidden_formfields(int incl_head, int incl_search, char *page)
 {
         char *url;
 
         if (!ctx.cfg.virtual_root) {
                 url = fmt("%s/%s", ctx.qry.repo, page);
                 if (ctx.qry.path)
                         url = fmt("%s/%s", url, ctx.qry.path);
                 html_hidden("url", url);
         }
 
-        if (incl_head && strcmp(ctx.qry.head, ctx.repo->defbranch))
+        if (incl_head && ctx.qry.head && ctx.repo->defbranch &&
+            strcmp(ctx.qry.head, ctx.repo->defbranch))
                 html_hidden("h", ctx.qry.head);
 
         if (ctx.qry.sha1)
                 html_hidden("id", ctx.qry.sha1);
         if (ctx.qry.sha2)
                 html_hidden("id2", ctx.qry.sha2);
 
         if (incl_search) {
                 if (ctx.qry.grep)
                         html_hidden("qt", ctx.qry.grep);
                 if (ctx.qry.search)
                         html_hidden("q", ctx.qry.search);