1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index 24ab5c1b50..3238772f52 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -85,12 +85,18 @@ struct commit *lookup_commit(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid)
 
 struct commit *lookup_commit_reference_by_name(const char *name)
 {
+	return lookup_commit_reference_by_name_gently(name, 0);
+}
+
+struct commit *lookup_commit_reference_by_name_gently(const char *name,
+						      int quiet)
+{
 	struct object_id oid;
 	struct commit *commit;
 
 	if (repo_get_oid_committish(the_repository, name, &oid))
 		return NULL;
-	commit = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, &oid);
+	commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(the_repository, &oid, quiet);
 	if (repo_parse_commit(the_repository, commit))
 		return NULL;
 	return commit;