#include "cache.h"
 #include "notes-cache.h"
+#include "object-store.h"
+#include "repository.h"
 #include "commit.h"
 #include "refs.h"
 
        if (read_ref(ref, &oid) < 0)
                return 0;
 
-       commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(&oid, 1);
+       commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(the_repository, &oid, 1);
        if (!commit)
                return 0;
 
        value_oid = get_note(&c->tree, key_oid);
        if (!value_oid)
                return NULL;
-       value = read_sha1_file(value_oid->hash, &type, &size);
+       value = read_object_file(value_oid, &type, &size);
 
        *outsize = size;
        return value;