assert(obj->type == OBJ_BLOB);
                assert((obj->flags & SEEN) == 0);
 
-               t = oid_object_info(&obj->oid, &object_length);
+               t = oid_object_info(the_repository, &obj->oid, &object_length);
                if (t != OBJ_BLOB) { /* probably OBJ_NONE */
                        /*
                         * We DO NOT have the blob locally, so we cannot