diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/Bridge.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/Bridge.java
index d9448ab0bb..9ee76263de 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/Bridge.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/bridge/Bridge.java
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ public class Bridge {
             Log.warn("[{}] IOException on put", projectName);
             throw e;
         }
+
+        gcJob.queueForGc(projectName);
     }
 
     /**