diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ fixes
 - fixes #666 move lockkey path location to cache_dir to ensure this path is
   always writable for rhodecode server
 - many more small fixes and improvements
+- fixed issues with recursive scans on removed repositories that could take
+  long time on instance start
 
 1.4.4 (**2012-10-08**)
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