diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
index 3c80c499ff..cc0dc27717 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
@@ -815,7 +815,9 @@ public PagedIterable<GHRef> listRefs() throws IOException {
             public PagedIterator<GHRef> _iterator(int pageSize) {
                 return new PagedIterator<GHRef>(root.retrieve().asIterator(url, GHRef[].class, pageSize)) {
                     protected void wrapUp(GHRef[] page) {
-                        // no-op
+                        for(GHRef p: page) {
+                            p.wrap(root);
+                        }
                     }
                 };
             }