diff --git a/modules/repofiles/update.go b/modules/repofiles/update.go
index a9dadf816504..569c89ac51d5 100644
--- a/modules/repofiles/update.go
+++ b/modules/repofiles/update.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/lfs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/notification"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 )
@@ -424,11 +423,16 @@ func CreateOrUpdateRepoFile(repo *models.Repository, doer *models.User, opts *Up
 	return file, nil
 }
 
-// PushUpdate push updates
-func PushUpdate(repo *models.Repository, branch string, opt models.PushUpdateOptions) error {
-	if err := models.PushUpdate(branch, opt); err != nil {
-		return err
+// PushUpdate must be called for any push actions in order to
+// generates necessary push action history feeds and other operations
+func PushUpdate(repo *models.Repository, branch string, opts models.PushUpdateOptions) error {
+	err := models.PushUpdate(branch, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("PushUpdate: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if opts.RefFullName == git.BranchPrefix+repo.DefaultBranch {
+		models.UpdateRepoIndexer(repo)
 	}
-	notification.NotifyPushCommits(repo, branch, opt)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/routers/private/hook.go b/routers/private/hook.go
index 700c8bf33279..a5985f161e71 100644
--- a/routers/private/hook.go
+++ b/routers/private/hook.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/private"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/repofiles"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	macaron "gopkg.in/macaron.v1"
@@ -117,7 +118,15 @@ func HookPostReceive(ctx *macaron.Context) {
 	// or other less-standard refs spaces are ignored since there
 	// may be a very large number of them).
 	if strings.HasPrefix(refFullName, git.BranchPrefix) || strings.HasPrefix(refFullName, git.TagPrefix) {
-		if err := models.PushUpdate(branch, models.PushUpdateOptions{
+		repo, err := models.GetRepositoryByOwnerAndName(ownerName, repoName)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("Failed to get repository: %s/%s Error: %v", ownerName, repoName, err)
+			ctx.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]interface{}{
+				"err": fmt.Sprintf("Failed to get repository: %s/%s Error: %v", ownerName, repoName, err),
+			})
+			return
+		}
+		if err := repofiles.PushUpdate(repo, branch, models.PushUpdateOptions{
 			RefFullName:  refFullName,
 			OldCommitID:  oldCommitID,
 			NewCommitID:  newCommitID,
diff --git a/routers/private/push_update.go b/routers/private/push_update.go
index d1247f099033..733490ce1cd7 100644
--- a/routers/private/push_update.go
+++ b/routers/private/push_update.go
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ func PushUpdate(ctx *macaron.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	branch := strings.TrimPrefix(opt.RefFullName, git.BranchPrefix)
+	if len(branch) == 0 || opt.PusherID <= 0 {
+		ctx.Error(404)
+		log.Trace("PushUpdate: branch or secret is empty, or pusher ID is not valid")
+		return
+	}
+
 	repo, err := models.GetRepositoryByOwnerAndName(opt.RepoUserName, opt.RepoName)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.JSON(500, map[string]interface{}{
@@ -34,13 +41,6 @@ func PushUpdate(ctx *macaron.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	branch := strings.TrimPrefix(opt.RefFullName, git.BranchPrefix)
-	if len(branch) == 0 || opt.PusherID <= 0 {
-		ctx.Error(404)
-		log.Trace("PushUpdate: branch or secret is empty, or pusher ID is not valid")
-		return
-	}
-
 	err = repofiles.PushUpdate(repo, branch, opt)
 	if err != nil {
 		if models.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {