diff --git a/lib/gitlab/graph/json_builder.rb b/lib/gitlab/graph/json_builder.rb
index 90d38444..4b3687e0 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/graph/json_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/graph/json_builder.rb
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ module Gitlab
                     end
 
             space = if commit.space >= parent.space then
-                      find_free_parent_space(range, map, parent.space, 1, commit.space, times)
+                      find_free_parent_space(range, parent.space, 1, commit.space, times)
                     else
-                      find_free_parent_space(range, map, parent.space, -1, parent.space, times)
+                      find_free_parent_space(range, parent.space, -1, parent.space, times)
                     end
 
             mark_reserved(range, space)
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ module Gitlab
         spaces
       end
 
-      def find_free_parent_space(range, map, space_base, space_step, space_default, times)
+      def find_free_parent_space(range, space_base, space_step, space_default, times)
         if is_overlap?(range, times, space_default) then
-          find_free_space(range, map, space_base, space_step)
+          find_free_space(range, space_base, space_step)
         else
           space_default
         end
@@ -152,11 +152,9 @@ module Gitlab
         if leaves.empty?
           return
         end
-        time_range = leaves.last.time..leaves.first.time
-        space = find_free_space(time_range, map, 1, 2)
-        leaves.each{|l| l.space = space}
         # and mark it as reserved
         min_time = leaves.last.time
+        max_space = 1
         parents = leaves.last.parents.collect
         parents.each do |p|
           if map.include? p.id
@@ -164,6 +162,9 @@ module Gitlab
             if parent.time < min_time
               min_time = parent.time
             end
+            if max_space < parent.space then
+              max_space = parent.space
+            end
           end
         end
         if parent_time.nil?
@@ -171,6 +172,11 @@ module Gitlab
         else
           max_time = parent_time - 1
         end
+
+        time_range = leaves.last.time..leaves.first.time
+        space = find_free_space(time_range, max_space, 2)
+        leaves.each{|l| l.space = space}
+
         mark_reserved(min_time..max_time, space)
 
         # Visit branching chains
@@ -188,11 +194,12 @@ module Gitlab
         end
       end
 
-      def find_free_space(time_range, map, space_base, space_step)
+      def find_free_space(time_range, space_base, space_step)
         reserved = []
         for day in time_range
           reserved += @_reserved[day]
         end
+        reserved.uniq!
 
         space = space_base
         while reserved.include?(space) do
diff --git a/vendor/assets/javascripts/branch-graph.js b/vendor/assets/javascripts/branch-graph.js
index 4ca86804..7929d3b2 100644
--- a/vendor/assets/javascripts/branch-graph.js
+++ b/vendor/assets/javascripts/branch-graph.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
           var cx = offsetX + 20 * c.time
             , cy = offsetY + 10 * c.space
             , psy = offsetY + 10 * ps;
-          if (c.space == this.commits[i].space) {
+          if (c.space == this.commits[i].space && c.space == ps) {
             r.path([
               "M", x, y,
               "L", cx, cy