diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 21f4a18ec4afa65b4f0c8ee664a4cf5c8ff3d5ab..fdf72d3bbd397026a0ef0979b91b1c03da8bf4ff 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     merge_requests.where(source_project_id: self.id)
   end
 
-  def create_repository(force = false)
+  def create_repository(force: false)
     # Forked import is handled asynchronously
     return if forked? && !force
 
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def ensure_repository
-    create_repository(true) unless repository_exists?
+    create_repository(force: true) unless repository_exists?
   end
 
   def repository_exists?
diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index 0eeaf68a02a15897149e92ac5aa1426ebb357757..1a56f6f5c593f8b2724afe8f98508a3520b62e5d 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ describe Project, models: true do
         .with(project.repository_storage_path, project.path_with_namespace)
         .and_return(true)
 
-      expect(project).to receive(:create_repository)
+      expect(project).to receive(:create_repository).with(force: true)
 
       project.ensure_repository
     end