diff --git a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryCommit.php b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryCommit.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryCommit.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryCommit.php
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
   }
 
   public function attachIdentities(
-    PhabricatorRepositoryIdentity $author,
+    $author,
     $committer = null) {
     $this->authorIdentity = $author;
     $this->committerIdentity = $committer;