Fetch the current SHA if SHA was not passed

app/models/project.rb

@@ -1086,7 +1086,8 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     !namespace.share_with_group_lock
   end
 
-  def pipeline_for(ref, sha)
+  def pipeline_for(ref, sha = commit(ref).try(:sha))
+    return unless sha
     pipelines.order(id: :desc).find_by(sha: sha, ref: ref)
   end
 

spec/models/project_spec.rb

@@ -684,23 +684,37 @@ describe Project, models: true do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#pipeline' do
-    let(:project) { create :project }
-    let(:pipeline) { create :ci_pipeline, project: project, ref: 'master' }
-
-    subject { project.pipeline_for('master', pipeline.sha) }
+  describe '#pipeline_for' do
+    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+    let!(:pipeline) { create_pipeline }
 
+    shared_examples 'giving the correct pipeline' do
       it { is_expected.to eq(pipeline) }
 
       context 'return latest' do
-      let(:pipeline2) { create :ci_pipeline, project: project, ref: 'master' }
+        let!(:pipeline2) { create_pipeline }
 
-      before do
-        pipeline
-        pipeline2
+        it { is_expected.to eq(pipeline2) }
+      end
     end
 
-      it { is_expected.to eq(pipeline2) }
+    context 'with explicit sha' do
+      subject { project.pipeline_for('master', pipeline.sha) }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'giving the correct pipeline'
+    end
+
+    context 'with implicit sha' do
+      subject { project.pipeline_for('master') }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'giving the correct pipeline'
+    end
+
+    def create_pipeline
+      create(:ci_pipeline,
+             project: project,
+             ref: 'master',
+             sha: project.commit('master').sha)
     end
   end