diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index f5135d9..b936a70 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static void cgit_print_repo_page(struct cacheitem *item)
 
 	switch(cgit_cmd) {
 	case CMD_LOG:
-		cgit_print_log(cgit_query_head, cgit_query_ofs,
+		cgit_print_log(cgit_query_sha1, cgit_query_ofs,
 			       cgit_max_commit_count, cgit_query_search,
 			       cgit_query_path, 1);
 		break;
diff --git a/ui-log.c b/ui-log.c
index 8d774b0..95cb453 100644
--- a/ui-log.c
+++ b/ui-log.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ void cgit_print_log(const char *tip, int ofs, int cnt, char *grep, char *path, i
 	int argc = 2;
 	int i;
 
+	if (!tip)
+		argv[1] = cgit_query_head;
+
 	if (grep)
 		argv[argc++] = fmt("--grep=%s", grep);
 	if (path) {