diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
index e5055daa2..8a2e3ed6a 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ func CreateUserRepo(ctx *context.APIContext, owner *models.User, opt api.CreateR
 		return
 	}
 
+	// reload repo from db to get a real state after creation
+	repo, err = models.GetRepositoryByID(repo.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetRepositoryByID", err)
+	}
+
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusCreated, repo.APIFormat(models.AccessModeOwner))
 }