diff --git a/kallithea/config/routing.py b/kallithea/config/routing.py
--- a/kallithea/config/routing.py
+++ b/kallithea/config/routing.py
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ def make_map(config):
                   action="index", conditions=dict(method=["GET"]))
         m.connect("new_repo", "/create_repository",
                   action="create_repository", conditions=dict(method=["GET"]))
-        m.connect("put_repo", "/repos/{repo_name:.*?}",
-                  action="update", conditions=dict(method=["PUT"],
+        m.connect("update_repo", "/repos/{repo_name:.*?}",
+                  action="update", conditions=dict(method=["POST"],
                   function=check_repo))
         m.connect("delete_repo", "/repos/{repo_name:.*?}/delete",
                   action="delete", conditions=dict(method=["POST"]))
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_settings.html b/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_settings.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_settings.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_settings.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-${h.form(url('put_repo', repo_name=c.repo_info.repo_name), method='put')}
+${h.form(url('update_repo', repo_name=c.repo_info.repo_name))}
     <div class="form">
         <!-- fields -->
         <div class="fields">
diff --git a/kallithea/tests/functional/test_admin_repos.py b/kallithea/tests/functional/test_admin_repos.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/functional/test_admin_repos.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/functional/test_admin_repos.py
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class _BaseTestCase(TestController):
         assert perm[0].permission.permission_name == 'repository.read'
         assert Repository.get_by_repo_name(self.REPO).private == False
 
-        response = self.app.put(url('put_repo', repo_name=self.REPO),
+        response = self.app.post(url('update_repo', repo_name=self.REPO),
                         fixture._get_repo_create_params(repo_private=1,
                                                 repo_name=self.REPO,
                                                 repo_type=self.REPO_TYPE,
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ class _BaseTestCase(TestController):
         assert len(perm), 1
         assert perm[0].permission.permission_name == 'repository.none'
 
-        response = self.app.put(url('put_repo', repo_name=self.REPO),
+        response = self.app.post(url('update_repo', repo_name=self.REPO),
                         fixture._get_repo_create_params(repo_private=False,
                                                 repo_name=self.REPO,
                                                 repo_type=self.REPO_TYPE,