diff --git a/src/conf/RecentRepositories.cpp b/src/conf/RecentRepositories.cpp
index bdd6b3204..303e96a0d 100644
--- a/src/conf/RecentRepositories.cpp
+++ b/src/conf/RecentRepositories.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ void RecentRepositories::remove(int index) {
 }
 
 /*!
- * gitpath: path to the git repository, does not neccesarly need to be the workdir
+ * gitpath: path to the git repository, does not neccesarly need to be the
+ * workdir
  */
 void RecentRepositories::add(QString gitpath) {
   emit repositoryAboutToBeAdded();
diff --git a/src/conf/RecentRepository.cpp b/src/conf/RecentRepository.cpp
index e0be57b18..635fea058 100644
--- a/src/conf/RecentRepository.cpp
+++ b/src/conf/RecentRepository.cpp
@@ -10,15 +10,17 @@
 #include "RecentRepository.h"
 
 RecentRepository::RecentRepository(const QString &gitpath, QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent), mPath(gitpath) {}
+    : QObject(parent), mGitPath(gitpath) {}
 
-QString RecentRepository::gitpath() const { return mPath; }
+QString RecentRepository::gitpath() const { return mGitPath; }
 
 QString RecentRepository::name() const {
-  if (mPath.endsWith("/.git"))
-    return mPath.section('/', -mSections - 1, -2);
+  QString name;
+  if (mGitPath.endsWith("/.git"))
+    name = mGitPath.section('/', -mSections - 1, -2);
   else
-    return mPath.section('/', -mSections, -1);
+    name = mGitPath.section('/', -mSections, -1);
+  return name;
 }
 
 void RecentRepository::increment() { ++mSections; }
diff --git a/src/conf/RecentRepository.h b/src/conf/RecentRepository.h
index 35796765f..2b48264d0 100644
--- a/src/conf/RecentRepository.h
+++ b/src/conf/RecentRepository.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class RecentRepository : public QObject {
 private:
   void increment();
 
-  QString mPath;
+  QString mGitPath;
   int mSections = 1;
 
   friend class RecentRepositories;