--- a/rhodecode/lib/db_manage.py	Wed Jan 30 04:10:58 2013 +0100
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/db_manage.py	Sun Feb 03 21:03:40 2013 +0100
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 from rhodecode.model.repos_group import ReposGroupModel
 #from rhodecode.model import meta
 from rhodecode.model.meta import Session, Base
+from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -289,6 +290,9 @@
             def step_10(self):
                 pass
 
+            def step_11(self):
+                self.klass.update_repo_info()
+
         upgrade_steps = [0] + range(curr_version + 1, __dbversion__ + 1)
 
         # CALL THE PROPER ORDER OF STEPS TO PERFORM FULL UPGRADE
@@ -549,6 +553,9 @@
             self.populate_default_permissions()
         return fixed
 
+    def update_repo_info(self):
+        RepoModel.update_repoinfo()
+
     def config_prompt(self, test_repo_path='', retries=3):
         defaults = self.cli_args
         _path = defaults.get('repos_location')

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_6_0.py	Sun Feb 03 21:03:40 2013 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+    rhodecode.model.db_1_6_0
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Database Models for RhodeCode <=1.5.X
+
+    :created_on: Apr 08, 2010
+    :author: marcink
+    :copyright: (C) 2010-2012 Marcin Kuzminski <marcin@python-works.com>
+    :license: GPLv3, see COPYING for more details.
+"""
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+#TODO: replace that will db.py content after next
+
+from rhodecode.model.db import *

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/dbmigrate/versions/011_version_1_6_0.py	Sun Feb 03 21:03:40 2013 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import logging
+import datetime
+
+from sqlalchemy import *
+from sqlalchemy.exc import DatabaseError
+from sqlalchemy.orm import relation, backref, class_mapper, joinedload
+from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
+from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
+
+from rhodecode.lib.dbmigrate.migrate import *
+from rhodecode.lib.dbmigrate.migrate.changeset import *
+
+from rhodecode.model.meta import Base
+from rhodecode.model import meta
+from rhodecode.lib.dbmigrate.versions import _reset_base
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def upgrade(migrate_engine):
+    """
+    Upgrade operations go here.
+    Don't create your own engine; bind migrate_engine to your metadata
+    """
+    _reset_base(migrate_engine)
+    #==========================================================================
+    # USER LOGS
+    #==========================================================================
+    from rhodecode.lib.dbmigrate.schema.db_1_6_0 import RepositoryField
+    tbl = RepositoryField.__table__
+    tbl.create()
+
+
+def downgrade(migrate_engine):
+    meta = MetaData()
+    meta.bind = migrate_engine

--- a/rhodecode/lib/update_repoinfo.py	Wed Jan 30 04:10:58 2013 +0100
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/update_repoinfo.py	Sun Feb 03 21:03:40 2013 +0100
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@
 
 from os.path import dirname as dn, join as jn
 from rhodecode.model import init_model
-from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import engine_from_config, safe_str
-from rhodecode.model.db import RhodeCodeUi, Repository
-from rhodecode.lib.vcs.backends.base import EmptyChangeset
+from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import engine_from_config
+from rhodecode.model.db import Repository
+from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
+from rhodecode.model.meta import Session
 
 
 #to get the rhodecode import
@@ -70,13 +71,12 @@
                                if self.options.repo_update_list else None
 
         if repo_update_list:
-            repo_list = Repository.query().filter(Repository.repo_name.in_(repo_update_list))
+            repo_list = Repository.query()\
+                .filter(Repository.repo_name.in_(repo_update_list))
         else:
             repo_list = Repository.getAll()
-        for repo in repo_list:
-            last_cs = (repo.scm_instance.get_changeset() if repo.scm_instance
-                           else EmptyChangeset())
-            repo.update_changeset_cache(last_cs)
+        RepoModel.update_repoinfo(repositories=repo_list)
+        Session().commit()
 
     def update_parser(self):
         self.parser.add_option('--update-only',

--- a/rhodecode/model/repo.py	Wed Jan 30 04:10:58 2013 +0100
+++ b/rhodecode/model/repo.py	Sun Feb 03 21:03:40 2013 +0100
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     RhodeCodeSetting, RepositoryField
 from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h
 from rhodecode.lib.auth import HasRepoPermissionAny
+from rhodecode.lib.vcs.backends.base import EmptyChangeset
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -143,6 +144,17 @@
         kwargs.update(dict(_=_, h=h, c=c))
         return tmpl.render(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def update_repoinfo(cls, repositories=None):
+        if not repositories:
+            repositories = Repository.getAll()
+        for repo in repositories:
+            scm_repo = repo.scm_instance_no_cache
+            last_cs = EmptyChangeset()
+            if scm_repo:
+                last_cs = scm_repo.get_changeset()
+            repo.update_changeset_cache(last_cs)
+
     def get_repos_as_dict(self, repos_list=None, admin=False, perm_check=True,
                           super_user_actions=False):
         _render = self._render_datatable