diff --git a/lib/gitlab_git/repository.rb b/lib/gitlab_git/repository.rb
index 696075f..5aafe2a 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab_git/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab_git/repository.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def commits_with_refs(n = 20)
 
       def commits(ref, path = nil, limit = nil, offset = nil)
         if path && path != ''
-          repo.log(ref, path, max_count: limit, skip: offset, follow: true)
+          repo.log(ref, path, max_count: limit, skip: offset, follow: false)
         elsif limit && offset
           repo.commits(ref, limit.to_i, offset.to_i)
         else