diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/repository/tests/test_repo_forks.py b/rhodecode/apps/repository/tests/test_repo_forks.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/repository/tests/test_repo_forks.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/repository/tests/test_repo_forks.py
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ class TestRepoForkViewTests(TestControll
             'repo_type': backend.alias,
             'description': description,
             'private': 'False',
-            'landing_rev': 'rev:tip',
             'csrf_token': csrf_token,
         }
 
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ class TestRepoForkViewTests(TestControll
             'repo_type': backend.alias,
             'description': description,
             'private': 'False',
-            'landing_rev': 'rev:tip',
             'csrf_token': csrf_token,
         }
         self.app.post(
@@ -172,8 +170,8 @@ class TestRepoForkViewTests(TestControll
             route_path('repo_creating_check', repo_name=fork_name))
         # test if we have a message that fork is ok
         assert_session_flash(response,
-                'Forked repository %s as <a href="/%s">%s</a>'
-                % (repo_name, fork_name, fork_name))
+                'Forked repository %s as <a href="/%s">%s</a>' % (
+                                 repo_name, fork_name, fork_name))
 
         # test if the fork was created in the database
         fork_repo = Session().query(Repository)\
@@ -205,7 +203,6 @@ class TestRepoForkViewTests(TestControll
             'repo_type': backend.alias,
             'description': description,
             'private': 'False',
-            'landing_rev': 'rev:tip',
             'csrf_token': csrf_token,
         }
         self.app.post(
@@ -218,8 +215,8 @@ class TestRepoForkViewTests(TestControll
             route_path('repo_creating_check', repo_name=fork_name_full))
         # test if we have a message that fork is ok
         assert_session_flash(response,
-                'Forked repository %s as <a href="/%s">%s</a>'
-                % (repo_name, fork_name_full, fork_name_full))
+                             'Forked repository %s as <a href="/%s">%s</a>' % (
+                                 repo_name, fork_name_full, fork_name_full))
 
         # test if the fork was created in the database
         fork_repo = Session().query(Repository)\
diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_forks.py b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_forks.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_forks.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_forks.py
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ class RepoForksView(RepoAppView, DataGri
 
         # forbid injecting other repo by forging a request
         post_data['fork_parent_id'] = self.db_repo.repo_id
+        post_data['landing_rev'] = self.db_repo._landing_revision
 
         form_result = {}
         task_id = None
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def create_repo_fork(form_data, cur_user
     private = form_data['private']
     clone_uri = form_data.get('clone_uri')
     repo_group = safe_int(form_data['repo_group'])
-    landing_rev = form_data['landing_rev']
+    landing_ref = form_data['landing_rev']
     copy_fork_permissions = form_data.get('copy_permissions')
     fork_id = safe_int(form_data.get('fork_parent_id'))
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def create_repo_fork(form_data, cur_user
             private=private,
             clone_uri=clone_uri,
             repo_group=repo_group,
-            landing_rev=landing_rev,
+            landing_rev=landing_ref,
             fork_of=fork_of,
             copy_fork_permissions=copy_fork_permissions
         )