diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 0608133b2cba..2d0299625570 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ def ssh_url_to_repo
   end
 
   def http_url_to_repo
-    [gitlab_config.url, '/', path_with_namespace, '.git'].join('')
+    "#{web_url}.git"
   end
 
   # Check if current branch name is marked as protected in the system
diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index 63091e913ffe..1ffd92b9bd93 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -111,14 +111,20 @@
     expect(project.url_to_repo).to eq(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.ssh_path_prefix + 'somewhere.git')
   end
 
-  it 'returns the full web URL for this repo' do
-    project = Project.new(path: 'somewhere')
-    expect(project.web_url).to eq("#{Gitlab.config.gitlab.url}/somewhere")
+  describe "#web_url" do
+    let(:project) { create(:empty_project, path: "somewhere") }
+
+    it 'returns the full web URL for this repo' do
+      expect(project.web_url).to eq("#{Gitlab.config.gitlab.url}/#{project.namespace.path}/somewhere")
+    end
   end
 
-  it 'returns the web URL without the protocol for this repo' do
-    project = Project.new(path: 'somewhere')
-    expect(project.web_url_without_protocol).to eq("#{Gitlab.config.gitlab.url.split('://')[1]}/somewhere")
+  describe "#web_url_without_protocol" do
+    let(:project) { create(:empty_project, path: "somewhere") }
+
+    it 'returns the web URL without the protocol for this repo' do
+      expect(project.web_url_without_protocol).to eq("#{Gitlab.config.gitlab.url.split('://')[1]}/#{project.namespace.path}/somewhere")
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'last_activity methods' do