diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@
     'DifferentialBlockHeraldAction' => 'applications/differential/herald/DifferentialBlockHeraldAction.php',
     'DifferentialBlockingReviewerDatasource' => 'applications/differential/typeahead/DifferentialBlockingReviewerDatasource.php',
     'DifferentialBranchField' => 'applications/differential/customfield/DifferentialBranchField.php',
+    'DifferentialBranchFieldTestCase' => 'applications/differential/customfield/__tests__/DifferentialBranchFieldTestCase.php',
     'DifferentialBuildableEngine' => 'applications/differential/harbormaster/DifferentialBuildableEngine.php',
     'DifferentialChangeDetailMailView' => 'applications/differential/mail/DifferentialChangeDetailMailView.php',
     'DifferentialChangeHeraldFieldGroup' => 'applications/differential/herald/DifferentialChangeHeraldFieldGroup.php',
@@ -6471,6 +6472,7 @@
     'DifferentialBlockHeraldAction' => 'HeraldAction',
     'DifferentialBlockingReviewerDatasource' => 'PhabricatorTypeaheadCompositeDatasource',
     'DifferentialBranchField' => 'DifferentialCustomField',
+    'DifferentialBranchFieldTestCase' => 'PhabricatorTestCase',
     'DifferentialBuildableEngine' => 'HarbormasterBuildableEngine',
     'DifferentialChangeDetailMailView' => 'DifferentialMailView',
     'DifferentialChangeHeraldFieldGroup' => 'HeraldFieldGroup',
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/customfield/DifferentialBranchField.php b/src/applications/differential/customfield/DifferentialBranchField.php
--- a/src/applications/differential/customfield/DifferentialBranchField.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/customfield/DifferentialBranchField.php
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@
     $branch = coalesce($diff->getBranch(), '');
     $bookmark = coalesce($diff->getBookmark(), '');
 
+
     if (strlen($branch) && strlen($bookmark)) {
       return pht('%s (bookmark) on %s (branch)', $bookmark, $branch);
     } else if (strlen($bookmark)) {
       return pht('%s (bookmark)', $bookmark);
     } else if (strlen($branch)) {
       $onto = $diff->loadTargetBranch();
-      if (strlen($onto) && ($onto !== $branch)) {
+      if (phutil_nonempty_string($onto) && ($onto !== $branch)) {
         return pht(
           '%s (branched from %s)',
           $branch,
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/customfield/__tests__/DifferentialBranchFieldTestCase.php b/src/applications/differential/customfield/__tests__/DifferentialBranchFieldTestCase.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/differential/customfield/__tests__/DifferentialBranchFieldTestCase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+final class DifferentialBranchFieldTestCase extends PhabricatorTestCase {
+
+  protected function getPhabricatorTestCaseConfiguration() {
+    return array(
+      self::PHABRICATOR_TESTCONFIG_BUILD_STORAGE_FIXTURES => true,
+    );
+  }
+
+  private function getTestDiff() {
+  $parser = new ArcanistDiffParser();
+  $raw_diff = <<<EODIFF
+diff --git a/src b/src
+index 123457..bb216b1 100644
+--- a/src
++++ b/src
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ Line a
+-Line b
++Line 2
+ Line c
+ Line d
+ Line e
+EODIFF;
+
+  return DifferentialDiff::newFromRawChanges(
+    PhabricatorUser::getOmnipotentUser(),
+    $parser->parseDiff($raw_diff));
+  }
+
+  public function testRenderDiffPropertyViewValue() {
+    $test_object = new DifferentialBranchField();
+    $diff = $this->getTestDiff();
+    $diff->setBranch('test');
+    $this->assertEqual('test',
+      $test_object->renderDiffPropertyViewValue($diff));
+  }
+}