diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/api/api.py b/kallithea/controllers/api/api.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/api/api.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/api/api.py
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ class ApiController(JSONRPCController):
                 repo_copy_permissions=copy_permissions,
             )
 
-            task = RepoModel().create(form_data=data, cur_user=owner)
+            task = RepoModel().create(form_data=data, cur_user=owner.username)
             task_id = task.task_id
             # no commit, it's done in RepoModel, or async via celery
             return dict(
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ class ApiController(JSONRPCController):
                 update_after_clone=False,
                 fork_parent_id=repo.repo_id,
             )
-            task = RepoModel().create_fork(form_data, cur_user=owner)
+            task = RepoModel().create_fork(form_data, cur_user=owner.username)
             # no commit, it's done in RepoModel, or async via celery
             task_id = task.task_id
             return dict(
diff --git a/kallithea/i18n/de/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po b/kallithea/i18n/de/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
--- a/kallithea/i18n/de/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
+++ b/kallithea/i18n/de/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
@@ -2044,7 +2044,7 @@ msgid "Build from scratch"
 msgstr "Von Grund auf neu bauen"
 
 msgid ""
-"This option completely reindexeses all of the repositories for proper "
+"This option completely reindexes all of the repositories for proper "
 "fulltext search capabilities."
 msgstr ""
 "Diese Option führt zu einer vollständigen Neuindizierung aller "
diff --git a/kallithea/i18n/el/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po b/kallithea/i18n/el/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
--- a/kallithea/i18n/el/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
+++ b/kallithea/i18n/el/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
@@ -2201,7 +2201,7 @@ msgid "Build from scratch"
 msgstr "Κατασκευή από το μηδέν"
 
 msgid ""
-"This option completely reindexeses all of the repositories for proper "
+"This option completely reindexes all of the repositories for proper "
 "fulltext search capabilities."
 msgstr ""
 "Αυτή η επιλογή ξαναδημιουργεί πλήρως τα ευρετήρια σε όλα τα αποθετήρια "
diff --git a/kallithea/i18n/fr/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po b/kallithea/i18n/fr/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
--- a/kallithea/i18n/fr/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
+++ b/kallithea/i18n/fr/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
@@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ msgid "Build from scratch"
 msgstr "Construire ex nihilo"
 
 msgid ""
-"This option completely reindexeses all of the repositories for proper "
+"This option completely reindexes all of the repositories for proper "
 "fulltext search capabilities."
 msgstr ""
 "Cette option ré-indexe complètement tous les dépôts pour pouvoir faire "
diff --git a/kallithea/i18n/ja/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po b/kallithea/i18n/ja/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
--- a/kallithea/i18n/ja/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
+++ b/kallithea/i18n/ja/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
@@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@ msgid "Build from scratch"
 msgstr "一度削除してから再度インデックスを作成"
 
 msgid ""
-"This option completely reindexeses all of the repositories for proper "
+"This option completely reindexes all of the repositories for proper "
 "fulltext search capabilities."
 msgstr ""
 "このオプションを使うと、全文検索の機能が正しく発揮されるよう、 Kallithea "
diff --git a/kallithea/i18n/ru/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po b/kallithea/i18n/ru/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
--- a/kallithea/i18n/ru/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
+++ b/kallithea/i18n/ru/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
@@ -2283,7 +2283,7 @@ msgid "Build from scratch"
 msgstr "Пересобрать"
 
 msgid ""
-"This option completely reindexeses all of the repositories for proper "
+"This option completely reindexes all of the repositories for proper "
 "fulltext search capabilities."
 msgstr ""
 "Эта опция полностью переиндексирует все репозитории для корректной работы "
diff --git a/kallithea/i18n/uk/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po b/kallithea/i18n/uk/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
--- a/kallithea/i18n/uk/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
+++ b/kallithea/i18n/uk/LC_MESSAGES/kallithea.po
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ msgid "Build from scratch"
 msgstr "Побудувати з нуля"
 
 msgid ""
-"This option completely reindexeses all of the repositories for proper "
+"This option completely reindexes all of the repositories for proper "
 "fulltext search capabilities."
 msgstr ""
 "Цей варіант повністю переіндексує репозиторії для правильного "
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/admin/settings/settings_search.html b/kallithea/templates/admin/settings/settings_search.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/admin/settings/settings_search.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/admin/settings/settings_search.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ${h.form(url('admin_settings_search'), m
                             ${_('Build from scratch')}
                         </label>
                     </div>
-                    <span class="help-block">${_('This option completely reindexeses all of the repositories for proper fulltext search capabilities.')}</span>
+                    <span class="help-block">${_('This option completely reindexes all of the repositories for proper fulltext search capabilities.')}</span>
                 </div>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/changelog/changelog_table.html b/kallithea/templates/changelog/changelog_table.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/changelog/changelog_table.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/changelog/changelog_table.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <td class="date">
           <div data-toggle="tooltip" title="${h.fmt_date(cs.date)}">${h.age(cs.date,True)}</div>
         </td>
-        <% message_lines = cs.message.splitlines() %>
+        <% message_lines = cs.message.strip().splitlines() or [_("(No commit message)")] %>
         %if len(message_lines) > 1:
         <td class="expand_commit" title="${_('Expand commit message')}">
           <i class="icon-align-left"></i>
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest_show.html b/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest_show.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest_show.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/pullrequests/pullrequest_show.html
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ ${self.repo_context_bar('showpullrequest
                               </span>
                             %endfor
                           </div>
-                          <div class="message">${h.urlify_text(cs.message.splitlines()[0], c.repo_name)}</div>
+                          <div class="message">${h.urlify_text(cs.message.strip().split('\n')[0] or _("(No commit message)"), c.repo_name)}</div>
                         </td>
                       %endif
                     </tr>