diff --git a/app/models/build.js b/app/models/build.js
index 07f20bf2..5f021229 100644
--- a/app/models/build.js
+++ b/app/models/build.js
@@ -4,8 +4,22 @@ import Ember from 'ember';
 import Model from 'travis/models/model';
 import DurationCalculations from 'travis/utils/duration-calculations';
 import DS from 'ember-data';
+import Config from 'travis/config/environment';
 
-export default Model.extend(DurationCalculations, {
+var Build;
+
+if (Config.useV3API) {
+  Build = DS.Model.extend({
+    branch: DS.belongsTo('branch', { async: false, inverse: 'builds' }),
+    branchName: Ember.computed.alias('branch.name')
+  });
+} else {
+  Build = DS.Model.extend({
+      branchName: Ember.computed.alias('commit.branch')
+  });
+}
+
+Build.reopen({
   ajax: Ember.inject.service(),
   state: DS.attr(),
   number: DS.attr('number'),
@@ -18,7 +32,6 @@ export default Model.extend(DurationCalculations, {
   pullRequestTitle: DS.attr(),
   pullRequestNumber: DS.attr('number'),
   eventType: DS.attr('string'),
-  branch: DS.belongsTo('branch', { async: false, inverse: 'builds' }),
   repo: DS.belongsTo('repo', { async: true }),
   commit: DS.belongsTo('commit', { async: false }),
   jobs: DS.hasMany('job', { async: true }),
@@ -124,4 +137,7 @@ export default Model.extend(DurationCalculations, {
       return moment(finishedAt).format('lll');
     }
   }.property('finishedAt')
+
 });
+
+export default Build;
diff --git a/app/models/job.js b/app/models/job.js
index 5f2686a4..5472f222 100644
--- a/app/models/job.js
+++ b/app/models/job.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default Model.extend(DurationCalculations, {
   build: DS.belongsTo('build', { async: true }),
   commit: DS.belongsTo('commit', { async: true }),
   branch: Ember.computed.alias('build.branch'),
+  branchName: Ember.computed.alias('build.branchName'),
 
   log: function() {
     this.set('isLogAccessed', true);
diff --git a/app/templates/components/build-header.hbs b/app/templates/components/build-header.hbs
index 15a1fc88..2d35e48c 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/build-header.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/components/build-header.hbs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       <small class="commit-branch" title={{item.pullRequestTitle}}>Pull Request #{{item.pullRequestNumber}}</small>
       {{item.pullRequestTitle}}
     {{else}}
-      <small class="commit-branch" title={{item.branch.name}}>{{item.branch.name}}</small>
+      <small class="commit-branch" title={{item.branchName}}>{{item.branchName}}</small>
       {{format-message commit.subject repo=item.repo}}
     {{/if}}
   </h2>