diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/BatchRefUpdate.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/BatchRefUpdate.java
index ef1379a23..e2bebfefd 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/BatchRefUpdate.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/BatchRefUpdate.java
@@ -498,17 +498,14 @@ public void execute(RevWalk walk, ProgressMonitor monitor,
 				try {
 					if (cmd.getResult() == NOT_ATTEMPTED) {
 						cmd.updateType(walk);
-						RefUpdate ru = newUpdate(cmd);
 						switch (cmd.getType()) {
 							case DELETE:
 								// Performed in the first phase
 								break;
 							case UPDATE:
 							case UPDATE_NONFASTFORWARD:
-								RefUpdate ruu = newUpdate(cmd);
-								cmd.setResult(ruu.update(walk));
-								break;
 							case CREATE:
+								RefUpdate ru = newUpdate(cmd);
 								cmd.setResult(ru.update(walk));
 								break;
 						}