[JENKINS-30296] Infinite loop (pooling changes continuously) when using "*/master" branches to build

Hi there,

For some reason if the branch value is set as "*/master" it keeps polling and building forever even though it doesn't have any scm polling configuration at all, firstly you need to trigger that job manually once and then that behaviour occurs.

Workaround:

• change branch name as "master"

Already added some screenshots.

I've no idea whether this issue is related to the below ticket:

• JENKINS-15803

Cheers

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Originally reported by v2v, imported from: Infinite loop (pooling changes continuously) when using "*/master" branches to build

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• label(s): git-plugin, polling, pollscm
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 2
  
• watchers: 10
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

Hi there,


 For some reason if the branch value is set as "*/master" it keeps polling and building forever even though it doesn't have any scm polling configuration at all, firstly you need to trigger that job manually once and then that behaviour occurs.


 Workaround:



	
change branch name as "master"



 Already added some screenshots.


 I've no idea whether this issue is related to the below ticket:



	
JENKINS-15803



Cheers

environment

```
Git plugin version: 2.3.5

Jenkins version: 1.599
```

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