diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6dfb199d..67e53883 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  - osc remotebuildlog supports a buildlogurl
  - Allow --prefer-pkgs to parse repodata
  - new "osc build --no-service" option to skip source service update
+ - fix linktobranch apiurl usage
 
 0.125
  - add "osc pull" command to fetch and merge changes in the link target
diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 36f9c679..d2888659 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -1344,8 +1344,8 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
         # execute
         link_to_branch(apiurl, project, package)
         if update_local_dir:
-            pac = findpacs(wd)[0]
-            pac.update()
+            pac = Package(wd)
+            pac.update(rev=pac.latest_rev())
 
 
     @cmdln.option('-C', '--cicount', choices=['add', 'copy', 'local'],
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 93b0122e..cf2f60cb 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -3117,7 +3117,7 @@ def link_to_branch(apiurl, project,  package):
      convert a package with a _link + project.diff to a branch
     """
 
-    if '_link' in meta_get_filelist(conf.config['apiurl'], project, package):
+    if '_link' in meta_get_filelist(apiurl, project, package):
         u = makeurl(apiurl, ['source', project, package], 'cmd=linktobranch')
         http_POST(u)
     else: