diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 61009521bb..8cd9f342bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Please view this file on the master branch, on stable branches it's out of date.
 
+v 8.3.3 (unreleased)
+  - Fix project transfer e-mail sending incorrect paths in e-mail notification (Stan Hu)
+
 v 8.3.2
   - Disable --follow in `git log` to avoid loading duplicate commit data in infinite scroll (Stan Hu)
   - Add support for Google reCAPTCHA in user registration
diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index b28a7ca429..a8f69fd1ee 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -539,7 +539,9 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def send_move_instructions(old_path_with_namespace)
-    NotificationService.new.project_was_moved(self, old_path_with_namespace)
+    # New project path needs to be committed to the DB or notification will
+    # retrieve stale information
+    run_after_commit { NotificationService.new.project_was_moved(self, old_path_with_namespace) }
   end
 
   def owner