diff --git a/wakatime/project.py b/wakatime/project.py
index 0dd23cd..4d33635 100644
--- a/wakatime/project.py
+++ b/wakatime/project.py
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ PLUGINS = [
 def find_project(path):
     for plugin in PLUGINS:
         project = plugin(path)
-        if project.config:
+        if project.process():
             return project
     return BaseProject(path)
diff --git a/wakatime/projects/base.py b/wakatime/projects/base.py
index bf2f6ef..728a7f8 100644
--- a/wakatime/projects/base.py
+++ b/wakatime/projects/base.py
@@ -16,32 +16,39 @@ import os
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class BaseProject():
+class BaseProject(object):
+    """ Parent project class only
+    used when no valid project can
+    be found for the current path.
+    """
 
     def __init__(self, path):
         self.path = path
-        self.config = self.findConfig(path)
-
-    def name(self):
-        base = self.base()
-        if base:
-            return os.path.basename(base)
-        return None
 
     def type(self):
+        """ Returns None if this is the base class.
+        Returns the type of project if this is a
+        valid project.
+        """
         type = self.__class__.__name__.lower()
         if type == 'baseproject':
             type = None
         return type
 
-    def base(self):
-        if self.config:
-            return os.path.dirname(self.config)
+    def process(self):
+        """ Processes self.path into a project and
+        returns True if project is valid, otherwise
+        returns False.
+        """
+        return False
+
+    def name(self):
+        """ Returns the project's name.
+        """
         return None
 
     def tags(self):
-        tags = []
-        return tags
-
-    def findConfig(self, path):
-        return ''
+        """ Returns an array of tag strings for the
+        path and/or project.
+        """
+        return []
diff --git a/wakatime/projects/git.py b/wakatime/projects/git.py
index b1c6519..00cf1f4 100644
--- a/wakatime/projects/git.py
+++ b/wakatime/projects/git.py
@@ -11,13 +11,10 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 
 from .base import BaseProject
-
-try:
-    from collections import OrderedDict
-except ImportError:
-    from ..packages.ordereddict import OrderedDict
+from ..packages.ordereddict import OrderedDict
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -25,21 +22,54 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class Git(BaseProject):
 
-    def base(self):
+    def process(self):
+        self.config = self._find_config(self.path)
         if self.config:
-            return os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(self.config))
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def name(self):
+        base = self._project_base()
+        if base:
+            return os.path.basename(base)
         return None
 
     def tags(self):
         tags = []
         if self.config:
-            sections = self.parseConfig()
+            base = self._project_base()
+            if base:
+                tags.append(base)
+            sections = self._parse_config()
             for section in sections:
                 if section.split(' ', 1)[0] == 'remote' and 'url' in sections[section]:
                     tags.append(sections[section]['url'])
+            branch = self._current_branch()
+            if branch is not None:
+                tags.append(branch)
         return tags
 
-    def findConfig(self, path):
+    def _project_base(self):
+        if self.config:
+            return os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(self.config))
+        return None
+
+    def _current_branch(self):
+        stdout = None
+        try:
+            stdout, stderr = Popen([
+                'git', 'branch', '--no-color', '--list'
+            ], stdout=PIPE, cwd=self._project_base()).communicate()
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+        if stdout:
+            for line in stdout.splitlines():
+                line = line.split(' ', 1)
+                if line[0] == '*':
+                    return line[1]
+        return None
+
+    def _find_config(self, path):
         path = os.path.realpath(path)
         if os.path.isfile(path):
             path = os.path.split(path)[0]
@@ -48,9 +78,9 @@ class Git(BaseProject):
         split_path = os.path.split(path)
         if split_path[1] == '':
             return None
-        return self.findConfig(split_path[0])
+        return self._find_config(split_path[0])
 
-    def parseConfig(self):
+    def _parse_config(self):
         sections = {}
         try:
             f = open(self.config, 'r')
diff --git a/wakatime/projects/mercurial.py b/wakatime/projects/mercurial.py
index 6be3030..7d9b2ae 100644
--- a/wakatime/projects/mercurial.py
+++ b/wakatime/projects/mercurial.py
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class Mercurial(BaseProject):
 
-    def base(self):
-        return super(Mercurial, self).base()
+    def process(self):
+        return False
+
+    def name(self):
+        return None
 
     def tags(self):
-        tags = []
-        return tags
+        return []
diff --git a/wakatime/projects/subversion.py b/wakatime/projects/subversion.py
index a876885..35d834d 100644
--- a/wakatime/projects/subversion.py
+++ b/wakatime/projects/subversion.py
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 
 from .base import BaseProject
+from ..packages.ordereddict import OrderedDict
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -20,9 +22,42 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class Subversion(BaseProject):
 
-    def base(self):
-        return super(Subversion, self).base()
+    def process(self):
+        self.info = self._get_info()
+        if 'Repository Root' in self.info:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def name(self):
+        return self.info['Repository Root'].split('/')[-1]
+
+    def _get_info(self):
+        info = OrderedDict()
+        stdout = None
+        try:
+            stdout, stderr = Popen([
+                'svn', 'info', os.path.realpath(self.path)
+            ], stdout=PIPE).communicate()
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            if stdout:
+                interesting = [
+                    'Repository Root',
+                    'Repository UUID',
+                    'URL',
+                ]
+                for line in stdout.splitlines():
+                    line = line.split(': ', 1)
+                    if line[0] in interesting:
+                        info[line[0]] = line[1]
+        return info
 
     def tags(self):
         tags = []
+        for key in self.info:
+            if key == 'Repository UUID':
+                tags.append(self.info[key])
+            if key == 'URL':
+                tags.append(os.path.dirname(self.info[key]))
         return tags