diff --git a/resources/sql/patches/20130731.releephcutpointidentifier.sql b/resources/sql/patches/20130731.releephcutpointidentifier.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7eb4ff38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/sql/patches/20130731.releephcutpointidentifier.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE {$NAMESPACE}_releeph.releeph_branch
+  DROP cutPointCommitIdentifier;
diff --git a/src/applications/releeph/conduit/ConduitAPI_releeph_getbranches_Method.php b/src/applications/releeph/conduit/ConduitAPI_releeph_getbranches_Method.php
index 861e69eb81..982e0e4cc5 100644
--- a/src/applications/releeph/conduit/ConduitAPI_releeph_getbranches_Method.php
+++ b/src/applications/releeph/conduit/ConduitAPI_releeph_getbranches_Method.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ final class ConduitAPI_releeph_getbranches_Method
           'branch'          => $branch->getBasename(),
           'fullBranchName'  => $full_branch_name,
           'symbolicName'    => $branch->getSymbolicName(),
-          'cutPoint'        => $branch->getCutPointCommitIdentifier(),
+          'cutPoint'        => $cut_point_commit->getCommitIdentifier(),
         );
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/applications/releeph/conduit/work/ConduitAPI_releephwork_getbranch_Method.php b/src/applications/releeph/conduit/work/ConduitAPI_releephwork_getbranch_Method.php
index 9b9f57e40d..7cbbf9053c 100644
--- a/src/applications/releeph/conduit/work/ConduitAPI_releephwork_getbranch_Method.php
+++ b/src/applications/releeph/conduit/work/ConduitAPI_releephwork_getbranch_Method.php
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ final class ConduitAPI_releephwork_getbranch_Method
   }
 
   protected function execute(ConduitAPIRequest $request) {
-    $branch = id(new ReleephBranch())
-      ->loadOneWhere('phid = %s', $request->getValue('branchPHID'));
+    $branch = id(new ReleephBranchQuery())
+      ->setViewer($request->getUser())
+      ->withPHIDs(array($request->getValue('branchPHID')))
+      ->needCutPointCommits(true)
+      ->executeOne();
 
     $cut_phid = $branch->getCutPointCommitPHID();
     $phids = array($cut_phid);
@@ -35,14 +38,15 @@ final class ConduitAPI_releephwork_getbranch_Method
       ->setViewer($request->getUser())
       ->loadHandles();
 
-    $project = $branch->loadReleephProject();
-    $repo = $project->loadPhabricatorRepository();
+    $project = $branch->getProject();
+    $repo = $project->getRepository();
+    $commit = $branch->getCutPointCommit();
 
     return array(
       'branchName'      => $branch->getName(),
       'branchPHID'      => $branch->getPHID(),
       'vcsType'         => $repo->getVersionControlSystem(),
-      'cutCommitID'     => $branch->getCutPointCommitIdentifier(),
+      'cutCommitID'     => $commit->getCommitIdentifier(),
       'cutCommitName'   => $handles[$cut_phid]->getName(),
       'creatorPHID'     => $branch->getCreatedByUserPHID(),
       'trunk'           => $project->getTrunkBranch(),
diff --git a/src/applications/releeph/editor/ReleephBranchEditor.php b/src/applications/releeph/editor/ReleephBranchEditor.php
index d3f679502e..61fbce06f8 100644
--- a/src/applications/releeph/editor/ReleephBranchEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/releeph/editor/ReleephBranchEditor.php
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ final class ReleephBranchEditor extends PhabricatorEditor {
       ->setBasename($basename)
       ->setReleephProjectID($this->releephProject->getID())
       ->setCreatedByUserPHID($this->requireActor()->getPHID())
-      ->setCutPointCommitIdentifier($cut_point->getCommitIdentifier())
       ->setCutPointCommitPHID($cut_point->getPHID())
       ->setIsActive(1)
       ->setDetail('branchDate', $branch_date)
diff --git a/src/applications/releeph/query/ReleephBranchQuery.php b/src/applications/releeph/query/ReleephBranchQuery.php
index 82fe8d4e14..727d5a3617 100644
--- a/src/applications/releeph/query/ReleephBranchQuery.php
+++ b/src/applications/releeph/query/ReleephBranchQuery.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ final class ReleephBranchQuery
   private $ids;
   private $phids;
 
+  private $needCutPointCommits;
+
   public function withIDs(array $ids) {
     $this->ids = $ids;
     return $this;
@@ -16,6 +18,11 @@ final class ReleephBranchQuery
     return $this;
   }
 
+  public function needCutPointCommits($need_commits) {
+    $this->needCutPointCommits = $need_commits;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   public function loadPage() {
     $table = new ReleephBranch();
     $conn_r = $table->establishConnection('r');
@@ -48,6 +55,20 @@ final class ReleephBranchQuery
       }
     }
 
+    if ($this->needCutPointCommits) {
+      $commit_phids = mpull($branches, 'getCutPointCommitPHID');
+      $commits = id(new DiffusionCommitQuery())
+        ->setViewer($this->getViewer())
+        ->withPHIDs($commit_phids)
+        ->execute();
+      $commits = mpull($commits, null, 'getPHID');
+
+      foreach ($branches as $branch) {
+        $commit = idx($commits, $branch->getCutPointCommitPHID());
+        $branch->attachCutPointCommit($commit);
+      }
+    }
+
     return $branches;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/releeph/storage/ReleephBranch.php b/src/applications/releeph/storage/ReleephBranch.php
index 9053b53d91..b5b7a3dc17 100644
--- a/src/applications/releeph/storage/ReleephBranch.php
+++ b/src/applications/releeph/storage/ReleephBranch.php
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ final class ReleephBranch extends ReleephDAO
   protected $symbolicName;
 
   // Where to cut the branch
-  protected $cutPointCommitIdentifier;
   protected $cutPointCommitPHID;
 
   protected $details = array();
 
   private $project = self::ATTACHABLE;
+  private $cutPointCommit = self::ATTACHABLE;
 
   public function getConfiguration() {
     return array(
@@ -162,6 +162,16 @@ final class ReleephBranch extends ReleephDAO
     return $this->assertAttached($this->project);
   }
 
+  public function attachCutPointCommit(
+    PhabricatorRepositoryCommit $commit = null) {
+    $this->cutPointCommit = $commit;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getCutPointCommit() {
+    return $this->assertAttached($this->cutPointCommit);
+  }
+
 
 /* -(  PhabricatorPolicyInterface  )----------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/storage/patch/PhabricatorBuiltinPatchList.php b/src/infrastructure/storage/patch/PhabricatorBuiltinPatchList.php
index f3ca066322..dd8b695eaf 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/storage/patch/PhabricatorBuiltinPatchList.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/storage/patch/PhabricatorBuiltinPatchList.php
@@ -1543,6 +1543,10 @@ final class PhabricatorBuiltinPatchList extends PhabricatorSQLPatchList {
         'type' => 'sql',
         'name' => $this->getPatchPath('20130731.releephproject.sql'),
       ),
+      '20130731.releephcutpointidentifier.sql' => array(
+        'type' => 'sql',
+        'name' => $this->getPatchPath('20130731.releephcutpointidentifier.sql'),
+      ),
     );
   }
 }