diff --git a/kallithea/lib/auth.py b/kallithea/lib/auth.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/auth.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/auth.py
@@ -199,15 +199,12 @@ def _cached_perms_data(user_id, user_is_
     # defaults for repositories, taken from default user
     for perm in default_repo_perms:
         r_k = perm.UserRepoToPerm.repository.repo_name
-        if perm.Repository.private and not (perm.Repository.owner_id == user_id):
-            # disable defaults for private repos,
+        if perm.Repository.owner_id == user_id:
+            p = 'repository.admin'
+        elif perm.Repository.private:
             p = 'repository.none'
-        elif perm.Repository.owner_id == user_id:
-            # set admin if owner
-            p = 'repository.admin'
         else:
             p = perm.Permission.permission_name
-
         permissions[RK][r_k] = p
 
     # defaults for repository groups taken from default user permission
@@ -294,13 +291,8 @@ def _cached_perms_data(user_id, user_is_
         multiple_counter[r_k] += 1
         p = perm.Permission.permission_name
         cur_perm = permissions[RK][r_k]
-
-        if perm.Repository.owner_id == user_id:
-            # set admin if owner
-            p = 'repository.admin'
-        else:
-            if multiple_counter[r_k] > 1:
-                p = _choose_perm(p, cur_perm)
+        if multiple_counter[r_k] > 1:
+            p = _choose_perm(p, cur_perm)
         permissions[RK][r_k] = p
 
     # user permissions for repositories
@@ -308,12 +300,8 @@ def _cached_perms_data(user_id, user_is_
     for perm in user_repo_perms:
         r_k = perm.UserRepoToPerm.repository.repo_name
         cur_perm = permissions[RK][r_k]
-        # set admin if owner
-        if perm.Repository.owner_id == user_id:
-            p = 'repository.admin'
-        else:
-            p = perm.Permission.permission_name
-            p = _choose_perm(p, cur_perm)
+        p = perm.Permission.permission_name
+        p = _choose_perm(p, cur_perm)
         permissions[RK][r_k] = p
 
     #======================================================================
diff --git a/kallithea/tests/models/test_permissions.py b/kallithea/tests/models/test_permissions.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/models/test_permissions.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/models/test_permissions.py
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ class TestPermissions(TestController):
 
         Session().commit()
         u1_auth = AuthUser(user_id=self.u1.user_id)
-        assert u1_auth.permissions['repositories']['myownrepo'] == 'repository.admin'
+        assert u1_auth.permissions['repositories']['myownrepo'] == 'repository.none' # temporarily, because multiple_counter
 
     def test_owner_permissions_doesnot_get_overwritten_by_others(self):
         # create repo as USER,