diff --git a/routes/index.js b/routes/index.js
index b483cfe..79f08f6 100644
--- a/routes/index.js
+++ b/routes/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ var router = express.Router();
 
 /* GET home page. */
 router.get('/', function(req, res) {
-  res.render('index', { title: 'Crafatar', domain: "https://" + req.headers.host, commit: process.env.COMMIT_HASH || "unknown" });
+  res.render('index', {
+    title: 'Crafatar',
+    domain: "https://" + req.headers.host,
+    // see http://stackoverflow.com/a/14924922/2517068
+    commit: process.env.HEAD_HASH || "unknown"
+  });
 });