3 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repo/components/repo_commit_section.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/repo/components/repo_commit_section.vue
index da00de4c760..c0dc4c8cd8b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repo/components/repo_commit_section.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repo/components/repo_commit_section.vue
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export default {
         .then(() => {
           this.resetCommitState();
           if (this.startNewMR) {
-            this.redirectToMrCreation(branch);
+            this.redirectToNewMr(branch);
           } else {
             this.redirectToBranch(branch);
           }
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ export default {
       }
     },
 
-    redirectToMrCreation(branch) {
-      const newMRURLComplete = `${this.newMRURL}?merge_request[source_branch]={{branch}}`;
-      visitUrl(newMRURLComplete.replace('{{branch}}', branch));
+    redirectToNewMr(branch) {
+      visitUrl(this.newMrTemplateUrl.replace('{{source_branch}}', branch));
     },
 
     redirectToBranch(branch) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repo/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/repo/index.js
index 49b255363f0..1a09f411b22 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repo/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repo/index.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function setInitialStore(data) {
   Store.projectUrl = data.projectUrl;
   Store.canCommit = data.canCommit;
   Store.onTopOfBranch = data.onTopOfBranch;
-  Store.newMRURL = data.newMrUrl;
+  Store.newMrTemplateUrl = decodeURIComponent(data.newMrTemplateUrl);
   Store.customBranchURL = decodeURIComponent(data.blobUrl);
   Store.currentBranch = $('button.dropdown-menu-toggle').attr('data-ref');
   Store.checkIsCommitable();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repo/stores/repo_store.js b/app/assets/javascripts/repo/stores/repo_store.js
index 7c45a37b267..f8d29af7ffe 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repo/stores/repo_store.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repo/stores/repo_store.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const RepoStore = {
   currentHash: '',
   currentShortHash: '',
   customBranchURL: '',
-  newMRURL: '',
+  newMrTemplateUrl: '',
   branchChanged: false,
   commitMessage: '',
   binaryTypes: {