diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/log/HgLogProvider.java b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/log/HgLogProvider.java
index 84b070ea35c6..9554e9c59165 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/log/HgLogProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/log/HgLogProvider.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ import org.zmlx.hg4idea.util.HgUtil;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.*;
 
+import static org.zmlx.hg4idea.util.HgUtil.TIP_REFERENCE;
+
 public class HgLogProvider implements VcsLogProvider {
 
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(HgLogProvider.class);
@@ -47,8 +49,6 @@ public class HgLogProvider implements VcsLogProvider {
   @NotNull private final VcsLogRefManager myRefSorter;
   @NotNull private final VcsLogObjectsFactory myVcsObjectsFactory;
 
-  private static final String RECENT_HEAD = "tip";
-
   public HgLogProvider(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull HgRepositoryManager repositoryManager, @NotNull VcsLogObjectsFactory factory) {
     myProject = project;
     myRepositoryManager = repositoryManager;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class HgLogProvider implements VcsLogProvider {
     }
     String currentRevision = repository.getCurrentRevision();
     if (currentRevision != null) { // null => fresh repository
-      refs.add(myVcsObjectsFactory.createRef(myVcsObjectsFactory.createHash(currentRevision), RECENT_HEAD, HgRefManager.HEAD, root));
+      refs.add(myVcsObjectsFactory.createRef(myVcsObjectsFactory.createHash(currentRevision), TIP_REFERENCE, HgRefManager.HEAD, root));
     }
     for (HgNameWithHashInfo tagInfo : tags) {
       refs.add(myVcsObjectsFactory.createRef(tagInfo.getHash(), tagInfo.getName(), HgRefManager.TAG, root));
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class HgLogProvider implements VcsLogProvider {
 
       boolean atLeastOneBranchExists = false;
       for (String branchName : filterCollection.getBranchFilter().getBranchNames()) {
-        if (branchName.equals(RECENT_HEAD) || branchExists(repository, branchName)) {
+        if (branchName.equals(TIP_REFERENCE) || branchExists(repository, branchName)) {
           filterParameters.add(prepareParameter("branch", branchName));
           atLeastOneBranchExists = true;
         }
diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/ui/HgCommonDialogWithChoices.java b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/ui/HgCommonDialogWithChoices.java
index 4c7ff6214e94..2c28d4c500ed 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/ui/HgCommonDialogWithChoices.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/ui/HgCommonDialogWithChoices.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
+import static org.zmlx.hg4idea.util.HgUtil.TIP_REFERENCE;
+
 public class HgCommonDialogWithChoices extends DialogWrapper {
 
 
@@ -119,7 +121,8 @@ public class HgCommonDialogWithChoices extends DialogWrapper {
     HgRepository repo = hgRepositorySelectorComponent.getRepository();
     branchSelector.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(repo.getOpenedBranches().toArray()));
     DefaultComboBoxModel tagComboBoxModel = new DefaultComboBoxModel(HgUtil.getNamesWithoutHashes(repo.getTags()).toArray());
-    tagComboBoxModel.addElement("tip");    //HgRepository does not store 'tip' tag because it is internal and not included in tags file
+    tagComboBoxModel
+      .addElement(TIP_REFERENCE);    //HgRepository does not store 'tip' tag because it is internal and not included in tags file
     tagSelector.setModel(tagComboBoxModel);
     bookmarkSelector.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(HgUtil.getNamesWithoutHashes(repo.getBookmarks()).toArray()));
     update();
diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/util/HgUtil.java b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/util/HgUtil.java
index ad1ad6197ed7..0f3cc45cfd7d 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/util/HgUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/util/HgUtil.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public abstract class HgUtil {
   public static final int MANY_FILES = 100;
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(HgUtil.class);
   public static final String DOT_HG = ".hg";
+  public static final String TIP_REFERENCE = "tip";
 
   public static File copyResourceToTempFile(String basename, String extension) throws IOException {
     final InputStream in = HgUtil.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("python/" + basename + extension);