The following discussion from gitlab-ce!26600 should be addressed: - [ ] @stanhu started a [discussion](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/26600#note_158179493): > We probably need to consider doing this line and the `change_head` call for all our importers. ```ruby # The initial fetch can bring in lots of loose refs and objects. # Running a `git gc` will make importing pull requests faster. Projects::HousekeepingService.new(project, :gc).execute ```