diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveCommits.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveCommits.java
index 668d33683b..610521d44a 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveCommits.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/ReceiveCommits.java
@@ -1745,6 +1745,9 @@ public class ReceiveCommits {
         markChangeMergedByPush(db, this);
       }
 
+      if (cmd.getResult() == NOT_ATTEMPTED) {
+        cmd.execute(rp);
+      }
       replication.fire(project.getNameKey(), newPatchSet.getRefName());
       hooks.doPatchsetCreatedHook(change, newPatchSet, db);
       if (mergedIntoRef != null) {