diff --git a/test/functional/repositories_mercurial_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/repositories_mercurial_controller_test.rb
index 6675ba4a0..1ba63b818 100644
--- a/test/functional/repositories_mercurial_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/repositories_mercurial_controller_test.rb
@@ -158,8 +158,10 @@ class RepositoriesMercurialControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     end
 
     def test_show_branch
+      assert_equal 0, @repository.changesets.count
       @repository.fetch_changesets
-      @repository.reload
+      @project.reload
+      assert_equal NUM_REV, @repository.changesets.count
        [
           'default',
           @branch_char_1,