diff --git a/kallithea/config/routing.py b/kallithea/config/routing.py
--- a/kallithea/config/routing.py
+++ b/kallithea/config/routing.py
@@ -594,9 +594,9 @@ def make_map(config):
     rmap.connect("edit_repo_statistics", "/{repo_name:.*?}/settings/statistics",
                  controller='admin/repos', action="edit_statistics",
                  conditions=dict(method=["GET"], function=check_repo))
-    rmap.connect("edit_repo_statistics", "/{repo_name:.*?}/settings/statistics",
+    rmap.connect("edit_repo_statistics_update", "/{repo_name:.*?}/settings/statistics",
                  controller='admin/repos', action="edit_statistics",
-                 conditions=dict(method=["PUT"], function=check_repo))
+                 conditions=dict(method=["POST"], function=check_repo))
 
     #still working url for backward compat.
     rmap.connect('raw_changeset_home_depraced',
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_statistics.html b/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_statistics.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_statistics.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_statistics.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-${h.form(url('edit_repo_statistics', repo_name=c.repo_info.repo_name), method='put')}
+${h.form(url('edit_repo_statistics_update', repo_name=c.repo_info.repo_name))}
 <div class="form">
     <div class="fields">
        <div class="field" style="border:none;color:#888">