diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py
@@ -67,14 +67,12 @@ class GitRepository(BaseRepository):
     @ThreadLocalLazyProperty
     def _repo(self):
         repo = Repo(self.path)
-        #temporary set that to now at later we will move it to constructor
-        baseui = None
-        if baseui is None:
+        # patch the instance of GitRepo with an "FAKE" ui object to add
+        # compatibility layer with Mercurial
+        if not hasattr(repo, 'ui'):
             from mercurial.ui import ui
             baseui = ui()
-        # patch the instance of GitRepo with an "FAKE" ui object to add
-        # compatibility layer with Mercurial
-        setattr(repo, 'ui', baseui)
+            setattr(repo, 'ui', baseui)
         return repo
 
     @property