diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index 89360393d..19458de87 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ class Repository < ActiveRecord::Base
   def relative_path(path)
     path
   end
-  
+
   # Finds and returns a revision with a number or the beginning of a hash
   def find_changeset_by_name(name)
-    return nil if name.nil? || name.empty?
+    return nil if name.blank?
     changesets.find(:first, :conditions => (name.match(/^\d*$/) ? ["revision = ?", name.to_s] : ["revision LIKE ?", name + '%']))
   end
-  
+
   def latest_changeset
     @latest_changeset ||= changesets.find(:first)
   end