diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/pull_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/pull_requests_controller.rb
index 20e06f79d..72f394c16 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/pull_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/pull_requests_controller.rb
@@ -151,5 +151,7 @@ class Projects::PullRequestsController < Projects::BaseController
     @pull.from_project = @project
     @pull.to_ref = (pull_params[:to_ref].presence if pull_params) || @pull.to_project.default_branch
     @pull.from_ref = params[:treeish].presence || (pull_params[:from_ref].presence if pull_params) || @pull.from_project.default_branch
+    @pull.from_project_owner_uname = @pull.from_project.owner.uname
+    @pull.from_project_name = @pull.from_project.name
   end
 end