diff --git a/lib/containers/timeline-items/commit-container.js b/lib/containers/timeline-items/commit-container.js
index 8f4a0620f1..3c030f7eee 100644
--- a/lib/containers/timeline-items/commit-container.js
+++ b/lib/containers/timeline-items/commit-container.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class Commit extends React.Component {
         />
         <span
           className="commit-message-headline"
-          title={commit.messageHeadline}
+          title={commit.message}
           dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html: commit.messageHeadlineHTML}}
         />
         <span className="commit-sha">{commit.oid.slice(0, 8)}</span>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default Relay.createContainer(Commit, {
             login
           }
         }
-        oid messageHeadline messageHeadlineHTML
+        oid message messageHeadlineHTML
       }
     `,
   },