diff --git a/zerver/tests/webhooks/test_beanstalk.py b/zerver/tests/webhooks/test_beanstalk.py
index 20b3b36677..132df65ac4 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/webhooks/test_beanstalk.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/webhooks/test_beanstalk.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class BeanstalkHookTests(WebhookTestCase):
 
     def test_git_single(self):
         # type: () -> None
-        expected_subject = "work-test"
+        expected_subject = "work-test / master"
         expected_message = """Leo Franchi [pushed](http://lfranchi-svn.beanstalkapp.com/work-test) to branch master
 
 * [e50508d](http://lfranchi-svn.beanstalkapp.com/work-test/changesets/e50508df): add some stuff
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class BeanstalkHookTests(WebhookTestCase):
 
     def test_git_multiple(self):
         # type: () -> None
-        expected_subject = "work-test"
+        expected_subject = "work-test / master"
         expected_message = """Leo Franchi [pushed](http://lfranchi-svn.beanstalkapp.com/work-test) to branch master
 
 * [edf529c](http://lfranchi-svn.beanstalkapp.com/work-test/changesets/edf529c7): Added new file
diff --git a/zerver/tests/webhooks/test_github.py b/zerver/tests/webhooks/test_github.py
index 9922b05618..056ca95b8a 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/webhooks/test_github.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/webhooks/test_github.py
@@ -61,19 +61,19 @@ class GithubV1HookTests(WebhookTestCase):
 
     def test_user_specified_branches(self):
         # type: () -> None
-        self.basic_test('push', 'my_commits', 'zulip-test', self.push_content,
+        self.basic_test('push', 'my_commits', 'zulip-test / master', self.push_content,
                         send_stream=True, branches="master,staging")
 
     def test_user_specified_stream(self):
         # type: () -> None
         """Around May 2013 the github webhook started to specify the stream.
         Before then, the stream was hard coded to "commits"."""
-        self.basic_test('push', 'my_commits', 'zulip-test', self.push_content,
+        self.basic_test('push', 'my_commits', 'zulip-test / master', self.push_content,
                         send_stream=True)
 
     def test_legacy_hook(self):
         # type: () -> None
-        self.basic_test('push', 'commits', 'zulip-test', self.push_content)
+        self.basic_test('push', 'commits', 'zulip-test / master', self.push_content)
 
     def test_issues_opened(self):
         # type: () -> None
@@ -192,19 +192,19 @@ class GithubV2HookTests(WebhookTestCase):
 
     def test_user_specified_branches(self):
         # type: () -> None
-        self.basic_test('push', 'my_commits', 'zulip-test', self.push_content,
+        self.basic_test('push', 'my_commits', 'zulip-test / master', self.push_content,
                         send_stream=True, branches="master,staging")
 
     def test_user_specified_stream(self):
         # type: () -> None
         """Around May 2013 the github webhook started to specify the stream.
         Before then, the stream was hard coded to "commits"."""
-        self.basic_test('push', 'my_commits', 'zulip-test', self.push_content,
+        self.basic_test('push', 'my_commits', 'zulip-test / master', self.push_content,
                         send_stream=True)
 
     def test_legacy_hook(self):
         # type: () -> None
-        self.basic_test('push', 'commits', 'zulip-test', self.push_content)
+        self.basic_test('push', 'commits', 'zulip-test / master', self.push_content)
 
     def test_issues_opened(self):
         # type: () -> None
diff --git a/zerver/views/webhooks/github.py b/zerver/views/webhooks/github.py
index be476a42e9..bbe43dd251 100644
--- a/zerver/views/webhooks/github.py
+++ b/zerver/views/webhooks/github.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from zerver.lib.response import json_success
 from zerver.lib.validator import check_dict
 from zerver.decorator import authenticated_api_view, REQ, has_request_variables, to_non_negative_int, flexible_boolean
 from zerver.views.messages import send_message_backend
-from zerver.lib.webhooks.git import get_push_commits_event_message
+from zerver.lib.webhooks.git import get_push_commits_event_message, SUBJECT_WITH_BRANCH_TEMPLATE
 import logging
 import re
 import ujson
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def api_github_landing(request, user_profile, event=REQ(),
 def build_message_from_gitlog(user_profile, name, ref, commits, before, after, url, pusher, forced=None, created=None):
     # type: (UserProfile, text_type, text_type, List[Dict[str, str]], text_type, text_type, text_type, text_type, Optional[text_type], Optional[text_type]) -> Tuple[text_type, text_type]
     short_ref = re.sub(r'^refs/heads/', '', ref)
-    subject = name
+    subject = SUBJECT_WITH_BRANCH_TEMPLATE.format(repo=name, branch=short_ref)
 
     if re.match(r'^0+$', after):
         content = u'%s deleted branch %s' % (pusher,