diff --git a/src/IDF/Commit.php b/src/IDF/Commit.php
index 8ee82c8..87032c1 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Commit.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Commit.php
@@ -141,15 +141,16 @@ class IDF_Commit extends Pluf_Model
         $sql = new Pluf_SQL('project=%s AND scm_id=%s',
                             array($project->id, $change->commit));
         $r = Pluf::factory('IDF_Commit')->getList(array('filter'=>$sql->gen()));
-        if ($r->count()) {
+        if ($r->count() > 0) {
             return $r[0];
         }
+        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($project);
         $commit = new IDF_Commit();
         $commit->project = $project;
         $commit->scm_id = $change->commit;
         $commit->summary = $change->title;
         $commit->fullmessage = $change->full_message;
-        $commit->author = null;
+        $commit->author = $scm->findAuthor($change->author);
         $commit->origauthor = $change->author;
         $commit->creation_dtime = $change->date;
         $commit->create();
diff --git a/src/IDF/Scm.php b/src/IDF/Scm.php
index d314bb8..39dccf0 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Scm.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Scm.php
@@ -30,15 +30,16 @@ class IDF_Scm
     /**
      * Returns an instance of the correct scm backend object.
      *
+     * @param IDF_Project
      * @return Object
      */
-    public static function get($request=null)
+    public static function get($project=null)
     {
         // Get scm type from project conf ; defaults to git
-        $scm = $request->conf->getVal('scm', 'git');
+        // We will need to cache the factory
+        $scm = $project->getConf()->getVal('scm', 'git');
         $scms = Pluf::f('allowed_scm');
-        return call_user_func(array($scms[$scm], 'factory'),
-                              $request->project);
+        return call_user_func(array($scms[$scm], 'factory'), $project);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ class IDF_Scm
         $cache = Pluf_Cache::factory();
         $key = 'IDF_Scm:'.$request->project->shortname.':lastsync'; 
         if (null === ($res=$cache->get($key))) {
-            $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request);
+            $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request->project);
             foreach ($scm->getBranches() as $branche) {
                 foreach ($scm->getChangeLog($branche, 25) as $change) {
                     IDF_Commit::getOrAdd($change, $request->project);
@@ -100,6 +101,5 @@ class IDF_Scm
             $cache->set($key, true, (int)(Pluf::f('cache_timeout', 300)/2));
         }
     }
-
 }
 
diff --git a/src/IDF/Scm/Git.php b/src/IDF/Scm/Git.php
index 144a242..993d5f8 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Scm/Git.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Scm/Git.php
@@ -36,6 +36,26 @@ class IDF_Scm_Git
     }
 
     /**
+     * Given the string describing the author from the log find the
+     * author in the database.
+     *
+     * @param string Author
+     * @return mixed Pluf_User or null
+     */
+    public function findAuthor($author)
+    {
+        // We extract the email.
+        $match = array();
+        if (!preg_match('/<(.*)>/', $author, $match)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        $sql = new Pluf_SQL('email=%s', array($match[1]));
+        $users = Pluf::factory('Pluf_User')->getList(array('filter'=>$sql->gen()));
+        return ($users->count() > 0) ? $users[0] : null;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
      * Returns the URL of the git daemon.
      *
      * @param IDF_Project
diff --git a/src/IDF/Scm/Mercurial.php b/src/IDF/Scm/Mercurial.php
index 94e4aec..9c800c9 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Scm/Mercurial.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Scm/Mercurial.php
@@ -35,6 +35,25 @@ class IDF_Scm_Mercurial
     }
 
     /**
+     * Given the string describing the author from the log find the
+     * author in the database.
+     *
+     * @param string Author
+     * @return mixed Pluf_User or null
+     */
+    public function findAuthor($author)
+    {
+        // We extract the email.
+        $match = array();
+        if (!preg_match('/<(.*)>/', $author, $match)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        $sql = new Pluf_SQL('email=%s', array($match[1]));
+        $users = Pluf::factory('Pluf_User')->getList(array('filter'=>$sql->gen()));
+        return ($users->count() > 0) ? $users[0] : null;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the URL of the git daemon.
      *
      * @param IDF_Project
diff --git a/src/IDF/Scm/Svn.php b/src/IDF/Scm/Svn.php
index 48198e4..677e81a 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Scm/Svn.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Scm/Svn.php
@@ -42,6 +42,20 @@ class IDF_Scm_Svn
     }
 
     /**
+     * Given the string describing the author from the log find the
+     * author in the database.
+     *
+     * @param string Author
+     * @return mixed Pluf_User or null
+     */
+    public function findAuthor($author)
+    {
+        $sql = new Pluf_SQL('login=%s', array(trim($author)));
+        $users = Pluf::factory('Pluf_User')->getList(array('filter'=>$sql->gen()));
+        return ($users->count() > 0) ? $users[0] : null;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the URL of the subversion repository.
      *
      * @param IDF_Project
diff --git a/src/IDF/Template/IssueComment.php b/src/IDF/Template/IssueComment.php
index 2bfe3e3..ef4b9c7 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Template/IssueComment.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Template/IssueComment.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class IDF_Template_IssueComment extends Pluf_Template_Tag
     {
         $this->project = $request->project;
         $this->request = $request;
-        $this->scm = IDF_Scm::get($request);
+        $this->scm = IDF_Scm::get($request->project);
         if ($wordwrap) $text = wordwrap($text, 69, "\n", true);
         if ($esc) $text = Pluf_esc($text);
         if ($autolink) {
diff --git a/src/IDF/Views/Review.php b/src/IDF/Views/Review.php
index cffe893..4578bbb 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Views/Review.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Views/Review.php
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class IDF_Views_Review
                                                     'user' => $request->user,
                                                     'patch' => $patch,));
         }
-        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request);
+        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request->project);
         $files = array();
         $reviewers = array();
         foreach ($diff->files as $filename => $def) {
diff --git a/src/IDF/Views/Source.php b/src/IDF/Views/Source.php
index b3a6bb0..c0b0958 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Views/Source.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Views/Source.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class IDF_Views_Source
     {
         $title = sprintf(__('%1$s %2$s Change Log'), (string) $request->project,
                          $this->getScmType($request));
-        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request);
+        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request->project);
         $branches = $scm->getBranches();
         $commit = $match[2];
         if ('commit' != $scm->testHash($commit)) {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class IDF_Views_Source
     {
         $title = sprintf(__('%1$s %2$s Source Tree'), (string) $request->project,
                          $this->getScmType($request));
-        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request);
+        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request->project);
         $commit = $match[2];
         $branches = $scm->getBranches();
         if ('commit' != $scm->testHash($commit)) {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class IDF_Views_Source
     {
         $title = sprintf(__('%1$s %2$s Source Tree'), (string) $request->project,
                          $this->getScmType($request));
-        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request);
+        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request->project);
         $branches = $scm->getBranches();
         $commit = $match[2];
         $request_file = $match[3];
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class IDF_Views_Source
     public $commit_precond = array('IDF_Precondition::accessSource');
     public function commit($request, $match)
     {
-        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request);
+        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request->project);
         $commit = $match[2];
         $branches = $scm->getBranches();
         if ('commit' != $scm->testHash($commit)) {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class IDF_Views_Source
     public $downloadDiff_precond = array('IDF_Precondition::accessSource');
     public function downloadDiff($request, $match)
     {
-        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request);
+        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request->project);
         $commit = $match[2];
         $branches = $scm->getBranches();
         if ('commit' != $scm->testHash($commit)) {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class IDF_Views_Source
     {
         $title = sprintf(__('%1$s %2$s Source Tree'), (string) $request->project,
                          $this->getScmType($request));
-        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request);
+        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request->project);
         $branches = $extra['branches'];
         $commit = $extra['commit'];
         $request_file = $extra['request_file'];
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class IDF_Views_Source
     public $getFile_precond = array('IDF_Precondition::accessSource');
     public function getFile($request, $match)
     {
-        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request);
+        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request->project);
         $branches = $scm->getBranches();
         $commit = $match[2];
         $request_file = $match[3];
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class IDF_Views_Source
     public function download($request, $match)
     {
         $commit = trim($match[2]);
-        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request);
+        $scm = IDF_Scm::get($request->project);
         $branches = $scm->getBranches();
         if ('commit' != $scm->testHash($commit)) {
             // Redirect to the first branch