1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/models/issue.go b/models/issue.go
index 17aef10553..00e0bf8027 100644
--- a/models/issue.go
+++ b/models/issue.go
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ func NewIssue(repo *Repository, issue *Issue, labelIDs []int64, uuids []string)
 // GetIssueByRef returns an Issue specified by a GFM reference.
 // See https://help.github.com/articles/writing-on-github#references for more information on the syntax.
 func GetIssueByRef(ref string) (*Issue, error) {
-	n := strings.IndexByte(ref, byte('#'))
+	n := strings.IndexByte(ref, '#')
 	if n == -1 {
 		return nil, errMissingIssueNumber
 	}
@@ -974,7 +974,12 @@ func GetIssueByRef(ref string) (*Issue, error) {
 		return nil, errInvalidIssueNumber
 	}
 
-	repo, err := GetRepositoryByRef(ref[:n])
+	i := strings.IndexByte(ref[:n], '/')
+	if i < 2 {
+		return nil, ErrInvalidReference
+	}
+
+	repo, err := GetRepositoryByOwnerAndName(ref[:i], ref[i+1:n])
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}