diff --git a/module/gitlab/model.php b/module/gitlab/model.php
index ef13b9d87b..cc2a7c4a98 100644
--- a/module/gitlab/model.php
+++ b/module/gitlab/model.php
@@ -685,15 +685,19 @@ class gitlabModel extends model
      *
      * @param  int    $gitlabID
      * @param  string $simple
+     * @param  int    $minID
+     * @param  int    $maxID
      * @access public
      * @return array
      */
-    public function apiGetProjects($gitlabID, $simple = 'true')
+    public function apiGetProjects($gitlabID, $simple = 'true', $minID = 0, $maxID = 0)
     {
         $apiRoot = $this->getApiRoot($gitlabID);
         if(!$apiRoot) return array();
 
         $url = sprintf($apiRoot, "/projects");
+        if($minID > 0) $url .= '&id_after=' . (intval($minID) - 1);
+        if($maxID > 0) $url .= '&id_before=' . (intval($maxID) + 1);
 
         $allResults = array();
         for($page = 1; true; $page++)
diff --git a/module/mr/model.php b/module/mr/model.php
index 542e8556ed..ebdb9a4321 100644
--- a/module/mr/model.php
+++ b/module/mr/model.php
@@ -112,7 +112,17 @@ class mrModel extends model
         {
             if(!$this->app->user->admin and !isset($gitlabUsers[$gitlabID])) continue;
 
-            $allProjects[$gitlabID] = $this->gitlab->apiGetProjects($gitlabID, 'false');
+            $minProject = $maxProject = 0;
+            $projectCount = $this->dao->select('min(sourceProject) as minSource,MAX(sourceProject) as maxSource,MIN(targetProject) as minTarget,MAX(targetProject) as maxTarget')->from(TABLE_MR)
+                ->where('deleted')->eq('0')
+                ->andWhere('gitlabID')->eq($gitlabID)
+                ->fetch();
+            if($projectCount)
+            {
+                $minProject = min($projectCount->minSource, $projectCount->minTarget);
+                $maxProject = max($projectCount->maxSource, $projectCount->maxTarget);
+            }
+            $allProjects[$gitlabID] = $this->gitlab->apiGetProjects($gitlabID, 'false', $minProject, $maxProject);
 
             /* If not an administrator, need to obtain group member information. */
             $groupIDList = array(0 => 0);
diff --git a/module/repo/control.php b/module/repo/control.php
index 1a958824cd..e52e7bc9cc 100644
--- a/module/repo/control.php
+++ b/module/repo/control.php
@@ -828,11 +828,15 @@ class repo extends control
      * @param  string $fromRevision
      * @param  string $toRevision
      * @param  string $type
+     * @param  bool   $isBranchOrTag
      * @access public
      * @return void
      */
-    public function download($repoID, $path, $fromRevision = 'HEAD', $toRevision = '', $type = 'file')
+    public function download($repoID, $path, $fromRevision = 'HEAD', $toRevision = '', $type = 'file', $isBranchOrTag = false)
     {
+        $fromRevision = str_replace('*', '-', $fromRevision);
+        $toRevision   = str_replace('*', '-', $toRevision);
+
         if($this->get->repoPath) $path = $this->get->repoPath;
         $entry = $this->repo->decodePath($path);
         $repo  = $this->repo->getRepoByID($repoID);
@@ -842,7 +846,7 @@ class repo extends control
 
         $this->commonAction($repoID);
         $this->scm->setEngine($repo);
-        $content = $type == 'file' ? $this->scm->cat($entry, $fromRevision) : $this->scm->diff($entry, $fromRevision, $toRevision, 'patch');
+        $content = $type == 'file' ? $this->scm->cat($entry, $fromRevision) : $this->scm->diff($entry, $fromRevision, $toRevision, 'patch', $isBranchOrTag ? 'isBranchOrTag': '');
 
         $fileName = basename(urldecode($entry));
         if($type != 'file') $fileName .= "r$fromRevision--r$toRevision.patch";