diff --git a/services/webhook/notifier.go b/services/webhook/notifier.go
index 1ab14fd6a..03c5bede8 100644
--- a/services/webhook/notifier.go
+++ b/services/webhook/notifier.go
@@ -748,10 +748,9 @@ func (m *webhookNotifier) PullRequestReviewRequest(ctx context.Context, doer *us
 func (m *webhookNotifier) CreateRef(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, refFullName git.RefName, refID string) {
 	apiPusher := convert.ToUser(ctx, pusher, nil)
 	apiRepo := convert.ToRepo(ctx, repo, access_model.Permission{AccessMode: perm.AccessModeNone})
-	refName := refFullName.ShortName()
 
 	if err := PrepareWebhooks(ctx, EventSource{Repository: repo}, webhook_module.HookEventCreate, &api.CreatePayload{
-		Ref:     refName, // FIXME: should it be a full ref name?
+		Ref:     refFullName.String(),
 		Sha:     refID,
 		RefType: refFullName.RefType(),
 		Repo:    apiRepo,
@@ -785,10 +784,9 @@ func (m *webhookNotifier) PullRequestSynchronized(ctx context.Context, doer *use
 func (m *webhookNotifier) DeleteRef(ctx context.Context, pusher *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, refFullName git.RefName) {
 	apiPusher := convert.ToUser(ctx, pusher, nil)
 	apiRepo := convert.ToRepo(ctx, repo, access_model.Permission{AccessMode: perm.AccessModeOwner})
-	refName := refFullName.ShortName()
 
 	if err := PrepareWebhooks(ctx, EventSource{Repository: repo}, webhook_module.HookEventDelete, &api.DeletePayload{
-		Ref:        refName, // FIXME: should it be a full ref name?
+		Ref:        refFullName.String(),
 		RefType:    refFullName.RefType(),
 		PusherType: api.PusherTypeUser,
 		Repo:       apiRepo,