diff --git a/src/js/git/index.js b/src/js/git/index.js
index 83ed6b8f..99960e3a 100644
--- a/src/js/git/index.js
+++ b/src/js/git/index.js
@@ -418,12 +418,24 @@ GitEngine.prototype.makeRemoteBranchForRemote = function(branchName) {
 };
 
 GitEngine.prototype.findCommonAncestorForRemote = function(myTarget) {
-  // like the method below but opposite
-  while (!this.origin.refs[myTarget]) {
-    var parents = this.refs[myTarget].get('parents');
-    myTarget = parents[0].get('id');
+  if (this.origin.refs[myTarget]) {
+    return myTarget;
   }
-  return myTarget;
+  var parents = this.refs[myTarget].get('parents');
+  if (parents.length === 1) {
+    // Easy, we only have one parent. lets just go upwards
+    myTarget = parents[0].get('id');
+    // Recurse upwards to find where our remote has a commit.
+    return this.findCommonAncestorForRemote(myTarget);
+  }
+  // We have multiple parents so find out where these two meet.
+  var leftTarget = this.findCommonAncestorForRemote(parents[0].get('id'));
+  var rightTarget = this.findCommonAncestorForRemote(parents[1].get('id'));
+  return this.getCommonAncestor(
+      leftTarget,
+      rightTarget,
+      true // dont throw since we dont know the order here.
+  ).get('id');
 };
 
 GitEngine.prototype.findCommonAncestorWithRemote = function(originTarget) {
@@ -2100,7 +2112,6 @@ GitEngine.prototype.hgRebase = function(destination, base) {
 
 GitEngine.prototype.rebase = function(targetSource, currentLocation, options) {
   // first some conditions
-  debugger;
   if (this.isUpstreamOf(targetSource, currentLocation)) {
     this.command.setResult(intl.str('git-result-uptodate'));
 
@@ -2764,8 +2775,8 @@ GitEngine.prototype.log = function(ref, omitSet) {
   });
 };
 
-GitEngine.prototype.getCommonAncestor = function(ancestor, cousin) {
-  if (this.isUpstreamOf(cousin, ancestor)) {
+GitEngine.prototype.getCommonAncestor = function(ancestor, cousin, dontThrow) {
+  if (this.isUpstreamOf(cousin, ancestor) && !dontThrow) {
     throw new Error('Dont use common ancestor if we are upstream!');
   }
 
diff --git a/src/js/sandbox/index.js b/src/js/sandbox/index.js
index 3d81ee9a..c9131e23 100644
--- a/src/js/sandbox/index.js
+++ b/src/js/sandbox/index.js
@@ -476,4 +476,3 @@ var Sandbox = Backbone.View.extend({
 });
 
 exports.Sandbox = Sandbox;
-
diff --git a/src/js/visuals/visualization.js b/src/js/visuals/visualization.js
index 247851cf..7c9ebb97 100644
--- a/src/js/visuals/visualization.js
+++ b/src/js/visuals/visualization.js
@@ -290,4 +290,3 @@ var Visualization = Backbone.View.extend({
 });
 
 exports.Visualization = Visualization;
-