2 files changed, 12 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/manifest_xml.py b/manifest_xml.py
index 39656975..68ead53c 100644
--- a/manifest_xml.py
+++ b/manifest_xml.py
@@ -887,13 +887,11 @@ https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo/+/HEAD/docs/manifest-format.md
           if groups:
             p.groups.extend(groups)
           if revision:
-            p.revisionExpr = revision
-            if IsId(revision):
-              p.revisionId = revision
-            else:
-              p.revisionId = None
+            p.SetRevision(revision)
+
           if remote:
             p.remote = remote.ToRemoteSpec(name)
+
           if dest_path:
             del self._paths[p.relpath]
             relpath, worktree, gitdir, objdir, _ = self.GetProjectPaths(name, dest_path)
diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 9ff9df0b..5b26b64c 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -520,14 +520,7 @@ class Project(object):
     self.name = name
     self.remote = remote
     self.UpdatePaths(relpath, worktree, gitdir, objdir)
-    self.revisionExpr = revisionExpr
-
-    if revisionId is None \
-            and revisionExpr \
-            and IsId(revisionExpr):
-      self.revisionId = revisionExpr
-    else:
-      self.revisionId = revisionId
+    self.SetRevision(revisionExpr, revisionId=revisionId)
 
     self.rebase = rebase
     self.groups = groups
@@ -557,6 +550,14 @@ class Project(object):
     # project containing repo hooks.
     self.enabled_repo_hooks = []
 
+  def SetRevision(self, revisionExpr, revisionId=None):
+    """Set revisionId based on revision expression and id"""
+    self.revisionExpr = revisionExpr
+    if revisionId is None and revisionExpr and IsId(revisionExpr):
+      self.revisionId = self.revisionExpr
+    else:
+      self.revisionId = revisionId
+
   def UpdatePaths(self, relpath, worktree, gitdir, objdir):
     """Update paths used by this project"""
     self.gitdir = gitdir.replace('\\', '/')