diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCM.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCM.java
index 610e626c..87cafa24 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCM.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCM.java
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ public boolean checkout(final AbstractBuild build, Launcher launcher,
             }
 
             List<RemoteConfig> repos = entry.getValue();
-            final Revision revToBuild = gerRevisionToBuild(listener, workingDirectory, gitExe, buildData, environment,
+            final Revision revToBuild = getRevisionToBuild(listener, workingDirectory, gitExe, buildData, environment,
                 singleBranch, repos,
                 parentLastBuiltRev, rpa);
 
@@ -647,7 +647,6 @@ public boolean checkout(final AbstractBuild build, Launcher launcher,
             buildConfig = getBuildConfig(listener, workingDirectory, buildNumber, gitExe, buildData, environment,
                 paramLocalBranch, repos, revToBuild, internalTagName, internalTagComment);
 
-
             build.addAction(buildConfig.getBuildData());
 
             result = result && changeLogResult(buildConfig.getChangeLog(), changelogFile);
@@ -838,7 +837,7 @@ public BuildConfig invoke(File localWorkspace, VirtualChannel channel)
         });
     }
 
-    private Revision gerRevisionToBuild(final BuildListener listener, FilePath workingDirectory, final String gitExe,
+    private Revision getRevisionToBuild(final BuildListener listener, FilePath workingDirectory, final String gitExe,
                                         final BuildData buildData, final EnvVars environment, final String singleBranch,
                                         final List<RemoteConfig> paramRepos, final Revision parentLastBuiltRev,
                                         final RevisionParameterAction rpa) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
@@ -1462,18 +1461,16 @@ private RemoteConfig newRemoteConfig(String name, String refUrl, RefSpec refSpec
         }
     }
 
-    private boolean changeLogResult(String changeLog, File changelogFile) throws IOException {
-        if (changeLog == null) {
-            return false;
-        } else {
-            changelogFile.delete();
+    private boolean changeLogResult(String changeLog, File changeLogFile) throws IOException {
+        changeLogFile.delete();
 
-            FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(changelogFile);
+        if (changeLog != null) {
+            FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(changeLogFile);
             fos.write(changeLog.getBytes());
             fos.close();
-            // Write to file
-            return true;
         }
+
+        return true;
     }
 
     private Pattern[] getExcludedRegionsPatterns() {