diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/filestore/node/BlobNode.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/filestore/node/BlobNode.java
index 58289cada4..adb019c703 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/filestore/node/BlobNode.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/filestore/node/BlobNode.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public class BlobNode extends FileNode {
 
     public BlobNode(RepositoryFile repositoryFile, Map<String, FileNode> fileNodeTable, File projectAttDirectory) throws IOException, FailedConnectionException {
         this(repositoryFile, fileNodeTable);
+        blob = new RawFileBlob(repositoryFile);
         writeChanged(projectAttDirectory);
     }