diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/commits.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/commits.go
index a4cf5037d7ec..1e745f215ce6 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/commits.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/commits.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func GetSingleCommit(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 				Email: commit.Committer.Email,
 				Date:  commit.Committer.When.Format(time.RFC3339),
 			},
-			Message: commit.Summary(),
+			Message: commit.Message(),
 			Tree: &api.CommitMeta{
 				URL: ctx.Repo.Repository.APIURL() + "/trees/" + commit.ID.String(),
 				SHA: commit.ID.String(),