diff --git a/nf_core/modules/modules_repo.py b/nf_core/modules/modules_repo.py
index 1c242b4764..d0a831c933 100644
--- a/nf_core/modules/modules_repo.py
+++ b/nf_core/modules/modules_repo.py
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ def get_component_git_log(self, component_name, component_type, depth=None):
         commits_new = [
             {"git_sha": commit.hexsha, "trunc_message": commit.message.partition("\n")[0]} for commit in commits_new
         ]
+        commits_old = []
         if component_type == "modules":
             # Grab commits also from previous modules structure
             component_path = os.path.join("modules", component_name)
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ def get_component_git_log(self, component_name, component_type, depth=None):
             commits_old = [
                 {"git_sha": commit.hexsha, "trunc_message": commit.message.partition("\n")[0]} for commit in commits_old
             ]
-            commits = iter(commits_new + commits_old)
+        commits = iter(commits_new + commits_old)
         return commits
 
     def get_latest_component_version(self, component_name, component_type):
diff --git a/nf_core/subworkflows/install.py b/nf_core/subworkflows/install.py
index a5f0c63dcb..439cf187b7 100644
--- a/nf_core/subworkflows/install.py
+++ b/nf_core/subworkflows/install.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def install(self, subworkflow, silent=False):
         log.debug(f"Installing subworkflow '{subworkflow}' at hash {version} from {self.modules_repo.remote_url}")
 
         # Download subworkflow files
-        if not self.install_subworkflow_files(subworkflow, version, self.modules_repo, install_folder):
+        if not self.install_component_files(subworkflow, version, self.modules_repo, install_folder):
             return False
 
         # Install included modules and subworkflows