diff --git a/gcl.py b/gcl.py
index 750e4cabb4..d043a35035 100755
--- a/gcl.py
+++ b/gcl.py
@@ -1033,8 +1033,10 @@ def CMDcommit(change_info, args):
                             re.DOTALL).match(output).group(1)
       viewvc_url = gclient_utils.UpgradeToHttps(GetCodeReviewSetting('VIEW_VC'))
       change_info.description += '\n'
-      if viewvc_url:
+      if viewvc_url and revision:
         change_info.description += "\nCommitted: " + viewvc_url + revision
+      elif revision:
+        change_info.description += "\nCommitted: " + revision
       change_info.CloseIssue()
   return 0
 
diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index acd04a57af..244259df3d 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -1384,6 +1384,8 @@ def SendUpstream(parser, args, cmd):
     viewvc_url = settings.GetViewVCUrl()
     if viewvc_url and revision:
       cl.description += ('\n\nCommitted: ' + viewvc_url + revision)
+    elif revision:
+      cl.description += ('\n\nCommitted: ' + revision)
     print ('Closing issue '
            '(you may be prompted for your codereview password)...')
     cl.CloseIssue()