[JENKINS-46883] Git Push Event Broken when switching repo URLs

Problem

Internally, we have consolidated Github repositories and as a result, had to update repository URLs in Jenkins jobs to point to their new locations. In the process of this, changing the Git URL in Pipeline jobs and committing code did not trigger the Github Push on the Pipeline jobs. I can see the Push events come through in the Jenkins logs but the Github Hook Log seems to still show the old URL log results and does not update. 

Steps to Reproduce

1. Stand up a Jenkins master (I did in Docker)


2. Create two different Github repos (repo1,repo2)
   
   
   
   1. Include a Jenkinsfile that just has:

      node { echo 'hello repo1(make this repo2 for repo2)' }

   
   
   
   

1. Create a Pipeline job
   
   
   
   1. For our particular job, we have set the branch specifier as */tags/* to build tags
   
   
   
   


2. Create a tag on the repo (v1.0)


3. Run a build and see that it built (v1.0) successfully via manual trigger (without the hook triggering a tag)


4. Set up a Github webhook on repo1 (send all events to make it easy) to the Jenkins server


5. Make a small change to the echo statement in the Jenkinsfile for repo1


6. Create a tag and see that the job is successfully triggered from the Github webhook


7. ** Notice the Github Hook Log is showing that the tag is fetched properly from repo1


8. Go back to the job configuration page and change the Git URL to point to repo2


9. Set up a Github webhook on repo2 (send all events to make it easy) to the Jenkins server


10. Create a tag on repo2


11. ** Expected echo 'hello repo2' but it is still displaying 'hello repo1'
    
    
    
    1. The Github Hook Log is also showing the tags from repo1 being fetched
    
    
    
    

 

Is there some sort of state stored? If I create a brand new Pipeline job that points to repo2 the tagging trigger all works. But vice versa, if I change that URL back to repo1, it will not trigger on repo1 tag creation. 

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Originally reported by ahuang, imported from: Git Push Event Broken when switching repo URLs

• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 1
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

Problem


Internally, we have consolidated Github repositories and as a result, had to update repository URLs in Jenkins jobs to point to their new locations. In the process of this, changing the Git URL in Pipeline jobs and committing code did not trigger the Github Push on the Pipeline jobs. I can see the Push events come through in the Jenkins logs but the Github Hook Log seems to still show the old URL log results and does not update. 

Steps to Reproduce



	
Stand up a Jenkins master (I did in Docker)

	
Create two different Github repos (repo1,repo2)

	


		
Include a Jenkinsfile that just has:



node { echo 'hello repo1(make this repo2 for repo2)' }



	

	





	
Create a Pipeline job

	


		
For our particular job, we have set the branch specifier as */tags/* to build tags

	

	

	
Create a tag on the repo (v1.0)

	
Run a build and see that it built (v1.0) successfully via manual trigger (without the hook triggering a tag)

	
Set up a Github webhook on repo1 (send all events to make it easy) to the Jenkins server

	
Make a small change to the echo statement in the Jenkinsfile for repo1

	
Create a tag and see that the job is successfully triggered from the Github webhook

	
** Notice the Github Hook Log is showing that the tag is fetched properly from repo1

	
Go back to the job configuration page and change the Git URL to point to repo2

	
Set up a Github webhook on repo2 (send all events to make it easy) to the Jenkins server

	
Create a tag on repo2

	
** Expected echo 'hello repo2' but it is still displaying 'hello repo1'

	


		
The Github Hook Log is also showing the tags from repo1 being fetched

	

	



 


Is there some sort of state stored? If I create a brand new Pipeline job that points to repo2 the tagging trigger all works. But vice versa, if I change that URL back to repo1, it will not trigger on repo1 tag creation. 

• environment: Jenkins 2.60.2, Git Plugin 3.5.1