diff --git a/services/repository/files/update.go b/services/repository/files/update.go
index 0e012e16b..9fb074ed3 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/update.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/update.go
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ func CreateOrUpdateRepoFile(repo *repo_model.Repository, doer *user_model.User,
 		filename2attribute2info, err := t.gitRepo.CheckAttribute(git.CheckAttributeOpts{
 			Attributes: []string{"filter"},
 			Filenames:  []string{treePath},
+			CachedOnly: true,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/services/repository/files/upload.go b/services/repository/files/upload.go
index 5e9c93611..28ed461fd 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/upload.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/upload.go
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ func UploadRepoFiles(repo *repo_model.Repository, doer *user_model.User, opts *U
 		filename2attribute2info, err = t.gitRepo.CheckAttribute(git.CheckAttributeOpts{
 			Attributes: []string{"filter"},
 			Filenames:  names,
+			CachedOnly: true,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err