diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/PushOne.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/PushOne.java
index d31ae3b..df6cc42 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/PushOne.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/PushOne.java
@@ -524,7 +524,11 @@
         }
         local = n;
       }
-      local = forProject.filter(local, git, RefFilterOptions.builder().setFilterMeta(true).build());
+      local =
+          forProject
+              .filter(local.values(), git, RefFilterOptions.builder().setFilterMeta(true).build())
+              .stream()
+              .collect(toMap(Ref::getName, r -> r));
     }
 
     List<RemoteRefUpdate> remoteUpdatesList =