diff --git a/TGServerService/Compiler.cs b/TGServerService/Compiler.cs
index 5468509f29..d65ad924c4 100644
--- a/TGServerService/Compiler.cs
+++ b/TGServerService/Compiler.cs
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ namespace TGServerService
 						return;
 					}
 				}
+				string CurrentSha;
 				try
 				{
 					bool silent;
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ namespace TGServerService
 
 					deleteExcludeList.Add(".git");
 					Program.CopyDirectory(RepoPath, resurrectee, deleteExcludeList);
-					UpdateLiveSha();
+					CurrentSha = GetHead(false, out string error);
 					//just the tip
 					const string GitLogsDir = "/.git/logs";
 					Program.CopyDirectory(RepoPath + GitLogsDir, resurrectee + GitLogsDir);
@@ -525,6 +526,7 @@ namespace TGServerService
 							TGServerService.WriteWarning("Postcompile hook failed!", TGServerService.EventID.DMCompileError);
 							return;
 						}
+						UpdateLiveSha(CurrentSha);
 						var msg = String.Format("Compile complete!{0}", !staged ? "" : " Server will update next round.");
 						SendMessage("DM: " + msg, ChatMessageType.DeveloperInfo);
 						TGServerService.WriteInfo(msg, TGServerService.EventID.DMCompileSuccess);
diff --git a/TGServerService/Repository.cs b/TGServerService/Repository.cs
index 6f06ee4045..84e759f3ae 100644
--- a/TGServerService/Repository.cs
+++ b/TGServerService/Repository.cs
@@ -1187,14 +1187,14 @@ namespace TGServerService
 			return Properties.Settings.Default.PythonPath;
 		}
 
-		void UpdateLiveSha()
+		void UpdateLiveSha(string newSha)
 		{
 			if (LoadRepo() != null)
 				return;
 			var B = Repo.Branches[LiveTrackingBranch];
 			if (B != null)
 				Repo.Branches.Remove(B);
-			Repo.CreateBranch(LiveTrackingBranch, Repo.Head.Tip);		
+			Repo.CreateBranch(LiveTrackingBranch, newSha);		
 		}
 
 		public string LiveSha()