diff --git a/PBChangedFile.m b/PBChangedFile.m
index bfc971d..ebc2e46 100644
--- a/PBChangedFile.m
+++ b/PBChangedFile.m
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 - (NSString *) changes
 {
 	if (status == NEW)
-		return [PBEasyPipe outputForCommand:@"/bin/cat" withArgs:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"cat-file", @"blob", path, nil] inDir:[repository workingDirectory]];
+		return [PBEasyPipe outputForCommand:@"/bin/cat" withArgs:[NSArray arrayWithObject:path] inDir:[repository workingDirectory]];
 	else {
 		if (cached == YES)
 			return [repository outputInWorkdirForArguments:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"diff", @"--cached", @"--", path, nil]];
diff --git a/html/diff.html b/html/diff.html
index ad92cd6..997c206 100644
--- a/html/diff.html
+++ b/html/diff.html
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@
 	<script src="diff.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
 	<script>
 		var showFileChanges = function(file) {
+			// New file?
 			if (file.status == 0)
 			{
-				$("diff").innerHTML = file.changes();
+				var contents = file.changes();
+				if (contents)
+					$("diff").innerHTML = contents;
+				else
+					$("diff").innerHTML = "Could not display changes";
+
 				$("diff").show();
 				$('title').innerHTML = "New file: " + file.path;
 			}  else {