diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/summary.py b/rhodecode/controllers/summary.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/summary.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/summary.py
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ class SummaryController(BaseRepoControll
         if c.enable_downloads:
             c.download_options = self._get_download_links(c.rhodecode_repo)
 
-        c.readme_data, c.readme_file = self.__get_readme_data(
-            c.rhodecode_db_repo.repo_name, c.rhodecode_repo
-        )
+        c.readme_data, c.readme_file = \
+            self.__get_readme_data(c.rhodecode_db_repo)
         return render('summary/summary.html')
 
-    def __get_readme_data(self, repo_name, repo):
+    def __get_readme_data(self, db_repo):
+        repo_name = db_repo.repo_name
 
         @cache_region('long_term')
         def _get_readme_from_cache(key):
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ class SummaryController(BaseRepoControll
             readme_file = None
             log.debug('Fetching readme file')
             try:
-                cs = repo.get_changeset()  # fetches TIP
+                # get's the landing revision! or tip if fails
+                cs = db_repo.get_landing_changeset()
                 renderer = MarkupRenderer()
                 for f in README_FILES:
                     try: