Index: src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/mongomk/impl/command/CommitCommandNew.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/mongomk/impl/command/CommitCommandNew.java	(revision 1436250)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/mongomk/impl/command/CommitCommandNew.java	(working copy)
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 
     private void prepareCommit() throws Exception {
         commit.setAffectedPaths(new LinkedList<String>(affectedPaths));
-        commit.setBaseRevisionId(mongoSync.getHeadRevisionId());
+        commit.setBaseRevisionId(baseRevisionId);
         commit.setRevisionId(revisionId);
         if (commit.getBranchId() == null && branchId != null) {
             commit.setBranchId(branchId);
@@ -184,9 +184,14 @@
 
         existingNodes = new HashMap<String, MongoNode>();
         for (String path : affectedPaths) {
-            NodeExistsCommand command = new NodeExistsCommand(
-                    nodeStore, path, mongoSync.getHeadRevisionId());
-            command.setBranchId(branchId);
+            NodeExistsCommand command;
+            if (branchId == null) {
+                command = new NodeExistsCommand(nodeStore, path, mongoSync.getHeadRevisionId());
+            } else {
+                command = new NodeExistsCommand(nodeStore, path, baseRevisionId);
+                command.setBranchId(branchId);
+            }
+
             if (command.execute()) {
                 existingNodes.put(path, command.getNode());
             }
@@ -290,6 +295,11 @@
      * @throws Exception If an exception happens.
      */
     protected boolean saveAndSetHeadRevision() throws Exception {
+        // Don't update the head revision id for branches.
+        if (branchId != null) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         long assumedHeadRevision = this.mongoSync.getHeadRevisionId();
         MongoSync mongoSync = new SaveAndSetHeadRevisionAction(nodeStore,
                 assumedHeadRevision, revisionId).execute();