diff --git a/kallithea/config/post_receive_tmpl.py b/kallithea/config/post_receive_tmpl.py
--- a/kallithea/config/post_receive_tmpl.py
+++ b/kallithea/config/post_receive_tmpl.py
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ from kallithea.lib.hooks import handle_g
 
 def main():
     repo_path = os.path.abspath('.')
-    push_data = sys.stdin.readlines()
+    git_stdin_lines = sys.stdin.readlines()
     # os.environ is modified here by a subprocess call that
     # runs git and later git executes this hook.
     # Environ gets some additional info from kallithea system
     # like IP or username from basic-auth
-    _handler(repo_path, push_data, os.environ)
+    _handler(repo_path, git_stdin_lines, os.environ)
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
diff --git a/kallithea/config/pre_receive_tmpl.py b/kallithea/config/pre_receive_tmpl.py
--- a/kallithea/config/pre_receive_tmpl.py
+++ b/kallithea/config/pre_receive_tmpl.py
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ from kallithea.lib.hooks import handle_g
 
 def main():
     repo_path = os.path.abspath('.')
-    push_data = sys.stdin.readlines()
+    git_stdin_lines = sys.stdin.readlines()
     # os.environ is modified here by a subprocess call that
     # runs git and later git executes this hook.
     # Environ gets some additional info from kallithea system
     # like IP or username from basic-auth
-    _handler(repo_path, push_data, os.environ)
+    _handler(repo_path, git_stdin_lines, os.environ)
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/hooks.py b/kallithea/lib/hooks.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/hooks.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/hooks.py
@@ -364,15 +364,15 @@ def log_delete_user(user_dict, deleted_b
     return 0
 
 
-def handle_git_pre_receive(repo_path, revs, env):
-    return handle_git_receive(repo_path, revs, env, hook_type='pre')
+def handle_git_pre_receive(repo_path, git_stdin_lines, env):
+    return handle_git_receive(repo_path, git_stdin_lines, env, hook_type='pre')
 
 
-def handle_git_post_receive(repo_path, revs, env):
-    return handle_git_receive(repo_path, revs, env, hook_type='post')
+def handle_git_post_receive(repo_path, git_stdin_lines, env):
+    return handle_git_receive(repo_path, git_stdin_lines, env, hook_type='post')
 
 
-def handle_git_receive(repo_path, revs, env, hook_type):
+def handle_git_receive(repo_path, git_stdin_lines, env, hook_type):
     """
     A really hacky method that is run by git post-receive hook and logs
     a push action together with pushed revisions. It's executed by subprocess
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ def handle_git_receive(repo_path, revs, 
     # if push hook is enabled via web interface
     elif hook_type == 'post' and _hooks.get(Ui.HOOK_PUSH):
         rev_data = []
-        for l in revs:
+        for l in git_stdin_lines:
             old_rev, new_rev, ref = l.strip().split(' ')
             _ref_data = ref.split('/')
             if _ref_data[1] in ['tags', 'heads']: