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diff --git a/git/refs/symbolic.py b/git/refs/symbolic.py
index eb11627d..9a95b7f0 100644
--- a/git/refs/symbolic.py
+++ b/git/refs/symbolic.py
@@ -356,10 +356,16 @@ class SymbolicReference(object):
will be used
:return: added RefLogEntry instance"""
# NOTE: we use the committer of the currently active commit - this should be
- # correct. See https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/146
- return RefLog.append_entry(self.commit.committer, RefLog.path(self), oldbinsha,
+ # correct to allow overriding the committer on a per-commit level.
+ # See https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/146
+ try:
+ committer_or_reader = self.commit.committer
+ except ValueError:
+ committer_or_reader = self.repo.config_reader()
+ # end handle newly cloned repositories
+ return RefLog.append_entry(committer_or_reader, RefLog.path(self), oldbinsha,
(newbinsha is None and self.commit.binsha) or newbinsha,
- message)
+ message)
def log_entry(self, index):
""":return: RefLogEntry at the given index