diff --git a/cmd/web.go b/cmd/web.go
index 0d472cd73a..2376fd2126 100644
--- a/cmd/web.go
+++ b/cmd/web.go
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ func runWeb(*cli.Context) {
 		r.Get("/issues/:index", repo.ViewIssue)
 		r.Get("/pulls", repo.Pulls)
 		r.Get("/branches", repo.Branches)
+		r.Get("/archive/*", repo.Download)
 	}, ignSignIn, middleware.RepoAssignment(true))
 
 	m.Group("/:username/:reponame", func(r *macaron.Router) {
@@ -355,8 +356,6 @@ func runWeb(*cli.Context) {
 		r.Get("/commit/:branchname", repo.Diff)
 		r.Get("/commit/:branchname/*", repo.Diff)
 		r.Get("/releases", repo.Releases)
-		r.Get("/archive/:branchname/*.*", repo.Download)
-		r.Get("/archive/*.*", repo.Download)
 		r.Get("/compare/:before([a-z0-9]+)...:after([a-z0-9]+)", repo.CompareDiff)
 	}, ignSignIn, middleware.RepoAssignment(true, true))
 
diff --git a/gogs.go b/gogs.go
index 0821dbc220..6956b9f50a 100644
--- a/gogs.go
+++ b/gogs.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gogits/gogs/modules/setting"
 )
 
-const APP_VER = "0.5.4.0923 Beta"
+const APP_VER = "0.5.4.0924 Beta"
 
 func init() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
diff --git a/modules/middleware/repo.go b/modules/middleware/repo.go
index e447ee3a4d..c0290b2e8f 100644
--- a/modules/middleware/repo.go
+++ b/modules/middleware/repo.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func RepoAssignment(redirect bool, args ...bool) macaron.Handler {
 
 					ctx.Repo.Commit, err = gitRepo.GetCommitOfBranch(refName)
 					if err != nil {
-						ctx.Handle(404, "RepoAssignment invalid branch", nil)
+						ctx.Handle(500, "RepoAssignment invalid branch", err)
 						return
 					}
 					ctx.Repo.CommitId = ctx.Repo.Commit.Id.String()
@@ -209,14 +209,9 @@ func RepoAssignment(redirect bool, args ...bool) macaron.Handler {
 					ctx.Repo.IsTag = true
 					ctx.Repo.BranchName = refName
 
-					ctx.Repo.Tag, err = gitRepo.GetTag(refName)
+					ctx.Repo.Commit, err = gitRepo.GetCommitOfTag(refName)
 					if err != nil {
-						ctx.Handle(404, "RepoAssignment invalid tag", nil)
-						return
-					}
-					ctx.Repo.Commit, err = ctx.Repo.Tag.Commit()
-					if err != nil {
-						ctx.Handle(500, "RepoAssignment", fmt.Errorf("fail to get tag commit(%s): %v", refName, err))
+						ctx.Handle(500, "RepoAssignment invalid tag", err)
 						return
 					}
 					ctx.Repo.CommitId = ctx.Repo.Commit.Id.String()
diff --git a/routers/repo/repo.go b/routers/repo/repo.go
index ae599f9fa2..5562a8400a 100644
--- a/routers/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/repo/repo.go
@@ -244,18 +244,25 @@ func Action(ctx *middleware.Context) {
 }
 
 func Download(ctx *middleware.Context) {
-	ext := "." + ctx.Params(":ext")
+	var (
+		uri         = ctx.Params("*")
+		refName     string
+		ext         string
+		archivePath string
+	)
 
-	var archivePath string
-	switch ext {
-	case ".zip":
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasSuffix(uri, ".zip"):
+		ext = ".zip"
 		archivePath = path.Join(ctx.Repo.GitRepo.Path, "archives/zip")
-	case ".tar.gz":
+	case strings.HasSuffix(uri, ".tar.gz"):
+		ext = ".tar.gz"
 		archivePath = path.Join(ctx.Repo.GitRepo.Path, "archives/targz")
 	default:
 		ctx.Error(404)
 		return
 	}
+	refName = strings.TrimSuffix(uri, ext)
 
 	if !com.IsDir(archivePath) {
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(archivePath, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
@@ -264,13 +271,42 @@ func Download(ctx *middleware.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Get corresponding commit.
+	var (
+		commit *git.Commit
+		err    error
+	)
+	gitRepo := ctx.Repo.GitRepo
+	if gitRepo.IsBranchExist(refName) {
+		commit, err = gitRepo.GetCommitOfBranch(refName)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.Handle(500, "Download", err)
+			return
+		}
+	} else if gitRepo.IsTagExist(refName) {
+		commit, err = gitRepo.GetCommitOfTag(refName)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.Handle(500, "Download", err)
+			return
+		}
+	} else if len(refName) == 40 {
+		commit, err = gitRepo.GetCommit(refName)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.Handle(404, "Download", nil)
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
+		ctx.Error(404)
+		return
+	}
+
 	archivePath = path.Join(archivePath, ctx.Repo.CommitId+ext)
 	if !com.IsFile(archivePath) {
-		if err := ctx.Repo.Commit.CreateArchive(archivePath, git.ZIP); err != nil {
+		if err := commit.CreateArchive(archivePath, git.ZIP); err != nil {
 			ctx.Handle(500, "Download -> CreateArchive "+archivePath, err)
 			return
 		}
 	}
 
-	ctx.ServeFile(archivePath, ctx.Repo.Repository.Name+"-"+base.ShortSha(ctx.Repo.CommitId)+ext)
+	ctx.ServeFile(archivePath, ctx.Repo.Repository.Name+"-"+base.ShortSha(commit.Id.String())+ext)
 }
diff --git a/templates/.VERSION b/templates/.VERSION
index 23f5f0fe59..49d86b406c 100644
--- a/templates/.VERSION
+++ b/templates/.VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.5.4.0923 Beta
\ No newline at end of file
+0.5.4.0924 Beta
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl
index 58a050ab56..1eb11fc5e6 100644
--- a/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/release/list.tmpl
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
                         {{str2html .Note}}
                     </div>
                     <p class="download">
-                        <a class="btn btn-default" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/archive/{{.TagName}}/{{$.Repository.Name}}.zip" rel="nofollow"><i class="fa fa-download"></i>Source Code (ZIP)</a>
-                        <a class="btn btn-default" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/archive/{{.TagName}}/{{$.Repository.Name}}.tar.gz"><i class="fa fa-download"></i>Source Code (TAR.GZ)</a>
+                        <a class="btn btn-default" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/archive/{{.TagName}}.zip" rel="nofollow"><i class="fa fa-download"></i>Source Code (ZIP)</a>
+                        <a class="btn btn-default" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/archive/{{.TagName}}.tar.gz"><i class="fa fa-download"></i>Source Code (TAR.GZ)</a>
                     </p>
                     <span class="dot">&nbsp;</span>
                 </div>
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
                 <div class="col-md-10">
                     <h5 class="title"><a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/src/{{.TagName}}" rel="nofollow">{{.TagName}}</a><i class="fa fa-tag"></i></h5>
                     <p class="download">
-                        <a class="download-link" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/archive/{{.TagName}}/{{$.Repository.Name}}.zip" rel="nofollow"><i class="fa fa-download"></i>zip</a>
-                        <a class="download-link" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/archive/{{.TagName}}/{{$.Repository.Name}}.tar.gz"><i class="fa fa-download"></i>tar.gz</a>
+                        <a class="download-link" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/archive/{{.TagName}}.zip" rel="nofollow"><i class="fa fa-download"></i>zip</a>
+                        <a class="download-link" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/archive/{{.TagName}}.tar.gz"><i class="fa fa-download"></i>tar.gz</a>
                     </p>
                     <span class="dot">&nbsp;</span>
                 </div>