diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ List of contributors to RhodeCode projec
     Andrew Shadura <bugzilla@tut.by>
     Raoul Thill <raoul.thill@gmail.com>
     Philip Jameson <philip.j@hostdime.com>
-
+    Mads Kiilerich <madski@unity3d.com>
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ fixes
 - fixes #666 move lockkey path location to cache_dir to ensure this path is
   always writable for rhodecode server
 - many more small fixes and improvements
+- fixed issues with recursive scans on removed repositories that could take
+  long time on instance start
 
 1.4.4 (**2012-10-08**)
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