1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/git.rb b/lib/gitlab/git.rb
index 44a62586a23..7c590846f74 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/git.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/git.rb
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def tag_ref?(ref)
-        ref =~ /^#{TAG_REF_PREFIX}.+/
+        ref.to_s.start_with?(TAG_REF_PREFIX)
       end
 
       def branch_ref?(ref)
-        ref =~ /^#{BRANCH_REF_PREFIX}.+/
+        ref.to_s.start_with?(BRANCH_REF_PREFIX)
       end
 
       def blank_ref?(ref)