diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console.csproj
index 39751be2d8..9ebf9f9273 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
     <DebugType>Full</DebugType>
-    <Version>4.0.0.5</Version>
+    <Version>4.0.0.6</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index d336b8f403..2b50e94b5c 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Service/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 [assembly: Guid("29927416-3b78-49a7-a560-5ccaa638b6b4")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Tgstation.Server.Host.Service.Tests")]
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("4.0.0.5")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("4.0.0.5")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("4.0.0.6")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("4.0.0.6")]
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog.csproj
index bc54f79353..0cd1b147ed 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog/Tgstation.Server.Host.Watchdog.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
     <DebugType>Full</DebugType>
     <AddSyntheticProjectReferencesForSolutionDependencies>false</AddSyntheticProjectReferencesForSolutionDependencies>
-    <Version>4.0.0.5</Version>
+    <Version>4.0.0.6</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Byond/ByondExecutableLock.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Byond/ByondExecutableLock.cs
index 3e33e03e0c..a1a3535225 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Byond/ByondExecutableLock.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Byond/ByondExecutableLock.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Byond
 		public ByondExecutableLock(Version version, string dreamDaemonPath, string dreamMakerPath)
 		{
 			Version = version ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(version));
-			dreamDaemonPath = dreamDaemonPath ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dreamDaemonPath));
-			dreamMakerPath = dreamMakerPath ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dreamMakerPath));
+			DreamDaemonPath = dreamDaemonPath ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dreamDaemonPath));
+			DreamMakerPath = dreamMakerPath ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dreamMakerPath));
 		}
 
 		//at one point in design, byond versions were to delete themselves if they werent the active version
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs
index bac6bdafa5..6608fcd753 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs
@@ -587,8 +587,19 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Repository
 		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public Task<bool> IsSha(string committish, CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
 		{
-			var gitObject = repository.Lookup(committish, ObjectType.Commit);
-			return gitObject != null;
+			//check if it's a tag
+			var gitObject = repository.Lookup(committish, ObjectType.Tag);
+			if (gitObject != null)
+				return false;
+			cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+			//check if it's a branch
+			if (repository.Branches[committish] != null)
+				return false;
+			cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+			//err on the side of references, if we can't look it up, assume its a reference
+			if (repository.Lookup<Commit>(committish) != null)
+				return true;
+			return false;
 		}, cancellationToken, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskScheduler.Current);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
index 9d33cd974a..9a058b87d8 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Tgstation.Server.Host.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
     <DebugType>Full</DebugType>
-    <Version>4.0.0.5</Version>
+    <Version>4.0.0.6</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">