--- /usr/local/www/redmine/extra/svn/reposman.rb.orig	2011-12-21 16:46:12.000000000 +0100
+++ /usr/local/www/redmine/extra/svn/reposman.rb	2011-12-21 16:46:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
 end
 
 class Project < ActiveResource::Base
+  self.format = :xml
   self.headers["User-agent"] = "Redmine repository manager/#{Version}"
 end