diff --git a/hggit/gitrepo.py b/hggit/gitrepo.py
index 64479303803bd85a91e5aa38fa7dd391f225dd66_aGdnaXQvZ2l0cmVwby5weQ==..af4d66e2bc6e1b7f2d87f761625bcc925ad80c63_aGdnaXQvZ2l0cmVwby5weQ== 100644
--- a/hggit/gitrepo.py
+++ b/hggit/gitrepo.py
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@
                 newcommits = [bin(c) for c in commits]
                 b = overlayrepo(handler, newcommits, refs)
                 stripped_refs = dict([
-                    (ref[ref.find('/', ref.find('/')+1)+1:], b.node(refs[ref]))
+                    (ref[ref.find('refs/heads/')+11:], b.node(refs[ref]))
                         for ref in refs.keys()
@@ -66,5 +66,5 @@
                         for ref in refs.keys()
-                            if ref.find('/') != -1])
+                            if ref.startswith('refs/heads/')])
                 return stripped_refs
         return {}
 
diff --git a/tests/test-pull.t b/tests/test-pull.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..af4d66e2bc6e1b7f2d87f761625bcc925ad80c63_dGVzdHMvdGVzdC1wdWxsLnQ=
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-pull.t
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+# Fails for some reason, need to investigate
+#   $ "$TESTDIR/hghave" git || exit 80
+
+bail if the user does not have dulwich
+  $ python -c 'import dulwich, dulwich.repo' || exit 80
+
+  $ echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH
+  $ echo "hggit=$(echo $(dirname $TESTDIR))/hggit" >> $HGRCPATH
+  $ echo 'hgext.graphlog =' >> $HGRCPATH
+
+  $ GIT_AUTHOR_NAME='test'; export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME
+  $ GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL='test@example.org'; export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL
+  $ GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2007-01-01 00:00:00 +0000"; export GIT_AUTHOR_DATE
+  $ GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"; export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME
+  $ GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"; export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL
+  $ GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE"; export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE
+
+  $ count=10
+  $ commit()
+  > {
+  >     GIT_AUTHOR_DATE="2007-01-01 00:00:$count +0000"
+  >     GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE"
+  >     git commit "$@" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || echo "git commit error"
+  >     count=`expr $count + 1`
+  > }
+
+set up a git repo with some commits, branches and a tag
+  $ git init -q gitrepo
+  $ cd gitrepo
+  $ echo alpha > alpha
+  $ git add alpha
+  $ commit -m 'add alpha'
+  $ git tag t_alpha
+  $ git checkout -qb beta
+  $ echo beta > beta
+  $ git add beta
+  $ commit -m 'add beta'
+  $ cd ..
+
+clone a tag (ideally we'd want to pull it, but that seems broken for now)
+#  $ hg init hgrepo
+#  $ echo "[paths]" >> hgrepo/.hg/hgrc
+#  $ echo "default=$TESTTMP/gitrepo" >> hgrepo/.hg/hgrc
+#  $ hg -R hgrepo pull -r t_alpha
+  $ hg clone -r t_alpha gitrepo hgrepo
+  importing git objects into hg
+  updating to branch default
+  1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ hg -R hgrepo log --graph
+  @  changeset:   0:3442585be8a6
+     bookmark:    master
+     tag:         default/master
+     tag:         t_alpha
+     tag:         tip
+     user:        test <test@example.org>
+     date:        Mon Jan 01 00:00:10 2007 +0000
+     summary:     add alpha
+  
+pull a branch
+  $ hg -R hgrepo pull -r beta
+  pulling from $TESTTMP/gitrepo
+  importing git objects into hg
+  (run 'hg update' to get a working copy)
+  $ hg -R hgrepo log --graph
+  o  changeset:   1:7bcd915dc873
+  |  bookmark:    beta
+  |  tag:         default/beta
+  |  tag:         tip
+  |  user:        test <test@example.org>
+  |  date:        Mon Jan 01 00:00:11 2007 +0000
+  |  summary:     add beta
+  |
+  @  changeset:   0:3442585be8a6
+     bookmark:    master
+     tag:         default/master
+     tag:         t_alpha
+     user:        test <test@example.org>
+     date:        Mon Jan 01 00:00:10 2007 +0000
+     summary:     add alpha
+  
+add another commit and tag to the git repo
+  $ cd gitrepo
+  $ git tag t_beta
+  $ git checkout -q master
+  $ echo gamma > gamma
+  $ git add gamma
+  $ commit -m 'add gamma'
+  $ cd ..
+
+pull everything else
+  $ hg -R hgrepo pull
+  pulling from $TESTTMP/gitrepo
+  importing git objects into hg
+  (run 'hg update' to get a working copy)
+  $ hg -R hgrepo log --graph
+  o  changeset:   2:37c124f2d0a0
+  |  bookmark:    master
+  |  tag:         default/master
+  |  tag:         tip
+  |  parent:      0:3442585be8a6
+  |  user:        test <test@example.org>
+  |  date:        Mon Jan 01 00:00:12 2007 +0000
+  |  summary:     add gamma
+  |
+  | o  changeset:   1:7bcd915dc873
+  |/   bookmark:    beta
+  |    tag:         default/beta
+  |    tag:         t_beta
+  |    user:        test <test@example.org>
+  |    date:        Mon Jan 01 00:00:11 2007 +0000
+  |    summary:     add beta
+  |
+  @  changeset:   0:3442585be8a6
+     tag:         t_alpha
+     user:        test <test@example.org>
+     date:        Mon Jan 01 00:00:10 2007 +0000
+     summary:     add alpha
+  
+add a merge to the git repo
+  $ cd gitrepo
+  $ git merge beta
+  Merge made by the 'recursive' strategy.
+   beta |    1 +
+   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+   create mode 100644 beta
+  $ cd ..
+
+pull the merge
+  $ hg -R hgrepo pull
+  pulling from $TESTTMP/gitrepo
+  importing git objects into hg
+  (run 'hg update' to get a working copy)
+  $ hg -R hgrepo log --graph
+  o    changeset:   3:b8668fddf56c
+  |\   bookmark:    master
+  | |  tag:         default/master
+  | |  tag:         tip
+  | |  parent:      2:37c124f2d0a0
+  | |  parent:      1:7bcd915dc873
+  | |  user:        test <test@example.org>
+  | |  date:        Mon Jan 01 00:00:12 2007 +0000
+  | |  summary:     Merge branch 'beta'
+  | |
+  | o  changeset:   2:37c124f2d0a0
+  | |  parent:      0:3442585be8a6
+  | |  user:        test <test@example.org>
+  | |  date:        Mon Jan 01 00:00:12 2007 +0000
+  | |  summary:     add gamma
+  | |
+  o |  changeset:   1:7bcd915dc873
+  |/   bookmark:    beta
+  |    tag:         default/beta
+  |    tag:         t_beta
+  |    user:        test <test@example.org>
+  |    date:        Mon Jan 01 00:00:11 2007 +0000
+  |    summary:     add beta
+  |
+  @  changeset:   0:3442585be8a6
+     tag:         t_alpha
+     user:        test <test@example.org>
+     date:        Mon Jan 01 00:00:10 2007 +0000
+     summary:     add alpha
+