diff --git a/rhodecode/model/scm.py b/rhodecode/model/scm.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/scm.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/scm.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import os
 import time
 import traceback
 import logging
+import cStringIO
 
 from vcs import get_backend
 from vcs.exceptions import RepositoryError
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ class RepoTemp(object):
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<%s('id:%s')>" % (self.__class__.__name__, self.repo_id)
 
+
 class CachedRepoList(object):
 
     def __init__(self, db_repo_list, repos_path, order_by=None):
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ class CachedRepoList(object):
             tmp_d['dbrepo_fork'] = dbr.fork.get_dict() if dbr.fork else {}
             yield tmp_d
 
+
 class ScmModel(BaseModel):
     """
     Generic Scm Model
@@ -359,8 +362,12 @@ class ScmModel(BaseModel):
 
         if isinstance(content, (basestring,)):
             content = safe_str(content)
-        elif isinstance(content, file):
+        elif isinstance(content, (file, cStringIO.OutputType,)):
             content = content.read()
+        else:
+            raise Exception('Content is of unrecognized type %s' % (
+                type(content)
+            ))
 
         message = safe_str(message)
         path = safe_str(f_path)