2 files changed, 21 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/app/services/git_push_service.rb b/app/services/git_push_service.rb
index c007d648dd6..36c9ee92da1 100644
--- a/app/services/git_push_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/git_push_service.rb
@@ -43,17 +43,21 @@ class GitPushService < BaseService
       @push_commits = @project.repository.commits_between(params[:oldrev], params[:newrev])
       process_commit_messages
     end
-    # Checks if the main language has changed in the project and if so
-    # it updates it accordingly
-    update_main_language
     # Update merge requests that may be affected by this push. A new branch
     # could cause the last commit of a merge request to change.
     update_merge_requests
 
+    # Checks if the main language has changed in the project and if so
+    # it updates it accordingly
+    update_main_language
+
     perform_housekeeping
   end
 
   def update_main_language
+    return unless is_default_branch?
+    return unless push_to_new_branch? || push_to_existing_branch?
+
     current_language = @project.repository.main_language
 
     unless current_language == @project.main_language
diff --git a/spec/services/git_push_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/git_push_service_spec.rb
index 8490a729e51..1047e32960e 100644
--- a/spec/services/git_push_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/git_push_service_spec.rb
@@ -159,18 +159,28 @@ describe GitPushService, services: true do
   end
 
   describe "Updates main language" do
-
     context "before push" do
       it { expect(project.main_language).to eq(nil) }
     end
 
     context "after push" do
       before do
-        @service = execute_service(project, user, @oldrev, @newrev, @ref)
+        @service = execute_service(project, user, @oldrev, @newrev, ref)
+      end
+
+      context "to master" do
+        let(:ref) { @ref }
+
+        it { expect(@service.update_main_language).to eq(true) }
+        it { expect(project.main_language).to eq("Ruby") }
       end
 
-      it { expect(@service.update_main_language).to eq(true) }
-      it { expect(project.main_language).to eq("Ruby") }
+      context "to other branch" do
+        let(:ref) { 'refs/heads/feature/branch' }
+
+        it { expect(@service.update_main_language).to eq(nil) }
+        it { expect(project.main_language).to eq(nil) }
+      end
     end
   end