diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommit.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommit.java
index a350eeb535..ee6131709e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommit.java
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ static class User {
     User author,committer;
 
 
-    public ShortInfo getCommitShortInfo() {
+    public ShortInfo getCommitShortInfo() throws IOException {
+        populate();
         return commit;
     }