diff --git a/api/v1/entries/programs.php b/api/v1/entries/programs.php
index 78b6905445..d129ea429c 100644
--- a/api/v1/entries/programs.php
+++ b/api/v1/entries/programs.php
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class programsEntry extends Entry
         $_COOKIE['showClosed'] = $this->param('showClosed', 0);
         $mergeChildren = $this->param('mergeChildren', 0);
 
+        $this->config->systemMode = 'new';
+
         $fields = $this->param('fields', '');
         if(stripos(strtolower(",{$fields},"), ",dropmenu,") !== false) return $this->getDropMenu();
 
diff --git a/api/v1/entries/projects.php b/api/v1/entries/projects.php
index 9c55caff1d..04b43ab76e 100644
--- a/api/v1/entries/projects.php
+++ b/api/v1/entries/projects.php
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class projectsEntry extends entry
 
         $_COOKIE['involved'] = $this->param('involved', 0);
 
+        $this->config->systemMode = 'new';
+
         if($programID)
         {
             $control = $this->loadController('program', 'project');
diff --git a/module/repo/model.php b/module/repo/model.php
index 0f6766f8f0..6664e6aa7c 100644
--- a/module/repo/model.php
+++ b/module/repo/model.php
@@ -1854,6 +1854,7 @@ class repoModel extends model
     public function syncCommit($repoID, $branchID)
     {
         $repo = $this->getRepoByID($repoID);
+        $this->scm = $this->app->loadClass('scm');
         $this->scm->setEngine($repo);
 
         $latestInDB = $this->dao->select('DISTINCT t1.*')->from(TABLE_REPOHISTORY)->alias('t1')