diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/projects/sync_repositories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/projects/sync_repositories_controller.rb
index d4cc8a2e..4a6473cd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/projects/sync_repositories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/projects/sync_repositories_controller.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Api::V1::Projects::SyncRepositoriesController < Api::V1::BaseController
     
     params[:sync_repository_ids].split(",").each do |id|
       repo = SyncRepository.find_by_id id
-      Reposync::CreateSyncBranchService.call(repo.repo_name, params[:gitlink_branch_name], params[:external_branch_name])
+      branch = Reposync::CreateSyncBranchService.call(repo.repo_name, params[:gitlink_branch_name], params[:external_branch_name])
       return render_error(branch[2]) if branch[0].to_i !=0
       sync_branch = SyncRepositoryBranch.create!(sync_repository_id: id, gitlink_branch_name: params[:gitlink_branch_name], external_branch_name: params[:external_branch_name], reposync_branch_id: branch[1]['id'])
       TouchSyncJob.perform_later(sync_branch) if params[:first_sync_direction].to_i == repo.sync_direction