diff --git a/services/git-bridge/.idea/ant.xml b/services/git-bridge/.idea/ant.xml
index f155e4c70f..313b0c0cb8 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/.idea/ant.xml
+++ b/services/git-bridge/.idea/ant.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="AntConfiguration">
-    <buildFile url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/writelatex-git-bridge.xml" />
+    <buildFile url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build.xml" />
   </component>
 </project>
 
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/.idea/workspace.xml b/services/git-bridge/.idea/workspace.xml
index 69bde04169..fd5b58e595 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/services/git-bridge/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 <project version="4">
   <component name="ChangeListManager">
     <list default="true" id="0c822a5a-f421-4f3c-b941-5c2809c4546f" name="Default" comment="">
-      <change type="DELETED" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/build.xml" afterPath="" />
       <change type="DELETED" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/writelatex-git-bridge.properties" afterPath="" />
-      <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/application/WLGitBridgeApplicationTests.java" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/application/WLGitBridgeApplicationTests.java" />
       <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/ant.xml" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/ant.xml" />
+      <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/build.xml" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/build.xml" />
       <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" />
-      <change type="MODIFICATION" beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/writelatex-git-bridge.iml" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/writelatex-git-bridge.iml" />
     </list>
     <ignored path="writelatex-git-bridge.iws" />
     <ignored path=".idea/workspace.xml" />
@@ -50,21 +48,21 @@
           </provider>
         </entry>
       </file>
-      <file leaf-file-name="WLGitBridgeServerTests.java" pinned="false" current="true" current-in-tab="true">
+      <file leaf-file-name="WLGitBridgeServerTests.java" pinned="false" current="false" current-in-tab="false">
         <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/application/WLGitBridgeServerTests.java">
           <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-            <state vertical-scroll-proportion="0.26439482" vertical-offset="0" max-vertical-offset="851">
+            <state vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0" vertical-offset="0" max-vertical-offset="315">
               <caret line="15" column="0" selection-start-line="15" selection-start-column="0" selection-end-line="15" selection-end-column="0" />
               <folding />
             </state>
           </provider>
         </entry>
       </file>
-      <file leaf-file-name="writelatex-git-bridge.xml" pinned="false" current="false" current-in-tab="false">
-        <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/writelatex-git-bridge.xml">
+      <file leaf-file-name="build.xml" pinned="false" current="true" current-in-tab="true">
+        <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build.xml">
           <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-            <state vertical-scroll-proportion="-19.692308" vertical-offset="3463" max-vertical-offset="4305">
-              <caret line="265" column="45" selection-start-line="265" selection-start-column="45" selection-end-line="265" selection-end-column="45" />
+            <state vertical-scroll-proportion="3.6181817" vertical-offset="525" max-vertical-offset="3720">
+              <caret line="234" column="16" selection-start-line="234" selection-start-column="16" selection-end-line="234" selection-end-column="16" />
               <folding />
             </state>
           </provider>
@@ -80,16 +78,6 @@
           </provider>
         </entry>
       </file>
-      <file leaf-file-name="WLReceivePackFactoryTests.java" pinned="false" current="false" current-in-tab="false">
-        <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/git/WLReceivePackFactoryTests.java">
-          <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-            <state vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0" vertical-offset="105" max-vertical-offset="315">
-              <caret line="7" column="40" selection-start-line="7" selection-start-column="40" selection-end-line="13" selection-end-column="0" />
-              <folding />
-            </state>
-          </provider>
-        </entry>
-      </file>
       <file leaf-file-name="WLRepositoryResolverTests.java" pinned="false" current="false" current-in-tab="false">
         <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/git/WLRepositoryResolverTests.java">
           <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
@@ -176,10 +164,10 @@
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/test/uk/ac/ic/test/MainTests.java" />
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/MainTests.java" />
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/writelatex-git-bridge.properties" />
-        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/build.xml" />
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/writelatex-git-bridge.iml" />
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/writelatex-git-bridge.xml" />
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/application/WLGitBridgeApplicationTests.java" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/build.xml" />
       </list>
     </option>
   </component>
@@ -624,7 +612,7 @@
   </component>
   <component name="ToolWindowManager">
     <frame x="2" y="23" width="2559" height="1413" extended-state="6" />
-    <editor active="false" />
+    <editor active="true" />
     <layout>
       <window_info id="Palette&#9;" active="false" anchor="left" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" sideWeight="0.5" order="2" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
       <window_info id="Changes" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" sideWeight="0.5" order="7" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
@@ -636,13 +624,13 @@
       <window_info id="Event Log" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" sideWeight="0.5" order="7" side_tool="true" content_ui="tabs" />
       <window_info id="Favorites" active="false" anchor="left" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" sideWeight="0.5" order="2" side_tool="true" content_ui="tabs" />
       <window_info id="Version Control" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" sideWeight="0.5" order="7" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
-      <window_info id="Messages" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="true" weight="0.32886904" sideWeight="0.5" order="7" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
+      <window_info id="Messages" active="true" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="true" weight="0.32886904" sideWeight="0.5" order="7" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
       <window_info id="TODO" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" sideWeight="0.5" order="6" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
       <window_info id="Structure" active="false" anchor="left" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.25" sideWeight="0.5" order="1" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
       <window_info id="Maven Projects" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" sideWeight="0.5" order="3" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
       <window_info id="Commander" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="SLIDING" type="SLIDING" visible="false" weight="0.4" sideWeight="0.5" order="0" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
       <window_info id="Application Servers" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.33" sideWeight="0.5" order="7" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
-      <window_info id="Project" active="true" anchor="left" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="true" weight="0.13325518" sideWeight="0.5" order="0" side_tool="false" content_ui="combo" />
+      <window_info id="Project" active="false" anchor="left" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="true" weight="0.13325518" sideWeight="0.5" order="0" side_tool="false" content_ui="combo" />
       <window_info id="Run" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.16443452" sideWeight="0.5" order="2" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
       <window_info id="Documentation" active="false" anchor="right" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="FLOATING" visible="false" weight="0.33" sideWeight="0.5" order="3" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" x="100" y="123" width="1166" height="541" />
       <window_info id="Cvs" active="false" anchor="bottom" auto_hide="false" internal_type="DOCKED" type="DOCKED" visible="false" weight="0.25" sideWeight="0.5" order="4" side_tool="false" content_ui="tabs" />
@@ -674,7 +662,7 @@
   <component name="antWorkspaceConfiguration">
     <option name="IS_AUTOSCROLL_TO_SOURCE" value="false" />
     <option name="FILTER_TARGETS" value="false" />
-    <buildFile url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/writelatex-git-bridge.xml">
+    <buildFile url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build.xml">
       <expanded value="true" />
     </buildFile>
   </component>
@@ -1037,14 +1025,6 @@
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
-    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/writelatex-git-bridge.xml">
-      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state vertical-scroll-proportion="-19.692308" vertical-offset="3463" max-vertical-offset="4305">
-          <caret line="265" column="45" selection-start-line="265" selection-start-column="45" selection-end-line="265" selection-end-column="45" />
-          <folding />
-        </state>
-      </provider>
-    </entry>
     <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/application/WLGitBridgeApplicationTests.java">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
         <state vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0" vertical-offset="0" max-vertical-offset="330">
@@ -1055,12 +1035,20 @@
     </entry>
     <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/test/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/test/application/WLGitBridgeServerTests.java">
       <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
-        <state vertical-scroll-proportion="0.26439482" vertical-offset="0" max-vertical-offset="851">
+        <state vertical-scroll-proportion="0.0" vertical-offset="0" max-vertical-offset="315">
           <caret line="15" column="0" selection-start-line="15" selection-start-column="0" selection-end-line="15" selection-end-column="0" />
           <folding />
         </state>
       </provider>
     </entry>
+    <entry file="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build.xml">
+      <provider selected="true" editor-type-id="text-editor">
+        <state vertical-scroll-proportion="3.6181817" vertical-offset="525" max-vertical-offset="3720">
+          <caret line="234" column="16" selection-start-line="234" selection-start-column="16" selection-end-line="234" selection-end-column="16" />
+          <folding />
+        </state>
+      </provider>
+    </entry>
   </component>
   <component name="masterDetails">
     <states>
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/build.xml b/services/git-bridge/build.xml
index a15c48a20f..bf416a395f 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/build.xml
+++ b/services/git-bridge/build.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project name="writelatex-git-bridge" default="all">
   
-  
-  <property file="writelatex-git-bridge.properties"/>
+
   <!-- Uncomment the following property if no tests compilation is needed -->
   <!-- 
   <property name="skip.tests" value="true"/>
@@ -55,42 +54,8 @@
     <exclude name="**/?*.kt"/>
     <exclude name="**/?*.clj"/>
   </patternset>
-  
-  <!-- JDK definitions -->
-  
-  <property name="jdk.bin.1.7" value="${jdk.home.1.7}/bin"/>
-  <path id="jdk.classpath.1.7">
-    <fileset dir="${jdk.home.1.7}">
-      <include name="lib/ant-javafx.jar"/>
-      <include name="lib/dt.jar"/>
-      <include name="lib/javafx-doclet.jar"/>
-      <include name="lib/javafx-mx.jar"/>
-      <include name="lib/jconsole.jar"/>
-      <include name="lib/sa-jdi.jar"/>
-      <include name="lib/tools.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/charsets.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/deploy.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/htmlconverter.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/javaws.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/jce.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/jfr.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/jfxrt.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/jsse.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/management-agent.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/plugin.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/resources.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/rt.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/ext/dnsns.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/ext/localedata.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/ext/sunec.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/ext/sunjce_provider.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/ext/sunpkcs11.jar"/>
-      <include name="jre/lib/ext/zipfs.jar"/>
-    </fileset>
-  </path>
-  
-  <property name="project.jdk.home" value="${jdk.home.1.7}"/>
-  <property name="project.jdk.bin" value="${jdk.bin.1.7}"/>
+
+
   <property name="project.jdk.classpath" value="jdk.classpath.1.7"/>
   
   
@@ -131,9 +96,7 @@
   
   <dirname property="module.writelatex-git-bridge.basedir" file="${ant.file}"/>
   
-  
-  <property name="module.jdk.home.writelatex-git-bridge" value="${project.jdk.home}"/>
-  <property name="module.jdk.bin.writelatex-git-bridge" value="${project.jdk.bin}"/>
+
   <property name="module.jdk.classpath.writelatex-git-bridge" value="${project.jdk.classpath}"/>
   
   <property name="compiler.args.writelatex-git-bridge" value="-encoding UTF-8 -source 1.6 ${compiler.args}"/>
@@ -146,7 +109,6 @@
   </path>
   
   <path id="writelatex-git-bridge.module.production.classpath">
-    <path refid="${module.jdk.classpath.writelatex-git-bridge}"/>
     <path refid="library.org.eclipse.jgit-3.5.1.201410131835-r.classpath"/>
     <path refid="library.org.eclipse.jgit.http.server-3.5.1.201410131835-r.classpath"/>
     <path refid="library.javax.servlet-api-3.1.0.classpath"/>
@@ -168,7 +130,6 @@
   </path>
   
   <path id="writelatex-git-bridge.module.classpath">
-    <path refid="${module.jdk.classpath.writelatex-git-bridge}"/>
     <pathelement location="${writelatex-git-bridge.output.dir}"/>
     <path refid="library.org.eclipse.jgit-3.5.1.201410131835-r.classpath"/>
     <path refid="library.org.eclipse.jgit.http.server-3.5.1.201410131835-r.classpath"/>
@@ -217,7 +178,7 @@
   
   <target name="compile.module.writelatex-git-bridge.production" description="Compile module writelatex-git-bridge; production classes">
     <mkdir dir="${writelatex-git-bridge.output.dir}"/>
-    <javac destdir="${writelatex-git-bridge.output.dir}" debug="${compiler.debug}" nowarn="${compiler.generate.no.warnings}" memorymaximumsize="${compiler.max.memory}" fork="true" executable="${module.jdk.bin.writelatex-git-bridge}/javac">
+    <javac destdir="${writelatex-git-bridge.output.dir}" debug="${compiler.debug}" nowarn="${compiler.generate.no.warnings}" memorymaximumsize="${compiler.max.memory}" fork="true">
       <compilerarg line="${compiler.args.writelatex-git-bridge}"/>
       <bootclasspath refid="writelatex-git-bridge.module.bootclasspath"/>
       <classpath refid="writelatex-git-bridge.module.production.classpath"/>
@@ -235,7 +196,7 @@
   
   <target name="compile.module.writelatex-git-bridge.tests" depends="compile.module.writelatex-git-bridge.production" description="compile module writelatex-git-bridge; test classes" unless="skip.tests">
     <mkdir dir="${writelatex-git-bridge.testoutput.dir}"/>
-    <javac destdir="${writelatex-git-bridge.testoutput.dir}" debug="${compiler.debug}" nowarn="${compiler.generate.no.warnings}" memorymaximumsize="${compiler.max.memory}" fork="true" executable="${module.jdk.bin.writelatex-git-bridge}/javac">
+    <javac destdir="${writelatex-git-bridge.testoutput.dir}" debug="${compiler.debug}" nowarn="${compiler.generate.no.warnings}" memorymaximumsize="${compiler.max.memory}" fork="true">
       <compilerarg line="${compiler.args.writelatex-git-bridge}"/>
       <bootclasspath refid="writelatex-git-bridge.module.bootclasspath"/>
       <classpath refid="writelatex-git-bridge.module.classpath"/>
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/writelatex-git-bridge.properties b/services/git-bridge/writelatex-git-bridge.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 2438097628..0000000000
--- a/services/git-bridge/writelatex-git-bridge.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-path.variable.maven_repository=/Users/Roxy/.m2/repository
-jdk.home.1.7=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_60.jdk/Contents/Home
\ No newline at end of file