Index: jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/version/InternalVersionHistoryImpl.java
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--- jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/version/InternalVersionHistoryImpl.java	(revision 1177267)
+++ jackrabbit-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/version/InternalVersionHistoryImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
             throws RepositoryException {
         super(vMgr, node);
         init();
+        fixLegacy();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -160,8 +161,11 @@
             }
             nameCache.put(child.getName(), child.getId());
         }
+    }
+    
 
-        // fix legacy
+    // fix legacy
+    private void fixLegacy() throws RepositoryException {
         if (rootVersion.getSuccessors().isEmpty()) {
             for (Name versionName : nameCache.keySet()) {
                 InternalVersionImpl v = createVersionInstance(versionName);