diff --git a/kallithea/public/js/base.js b/kallithea/public/js/base.js
--- a/kallithea/public/js/base.js
+++ b/kallithea/public/js/base.js
@@ -1333,10 +1333,23 @@ var PullRequestAutoComplete = function (
 }
 
 
-var addPermAction = function(_html, users_list, groups_list){
+function addPermAction(perm_type, users_list, groups_list) {
+    var template =
+        '<td><input type="radio" value="{1}.none" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td>' +
+        '<td><input type="radio" value="{1}.read" checked="checked" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td>' +
+        '<td><input type="radio" value="{1}.write" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td>' +
+        '<td><input type="radio" value="{1}.admin" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td>' +
+        '<td class="ac">' +
+            '<div class="perm_ac" id="perm_ac_{0}">' +
+                '<input class="yui-ac-input" id="perm_new_member_name_{0}" name="perm_new_member_name_{0}" value="" type="text">' +
+                '<input id="perm_new_member_type_{0}" name="perm_new_member_type_{0}" value="" type="hidden">' +
+                '<div id="perm_container_{0}"></div>' +
+            '</div>' +
+        '</td>' +
+        '<td></td>';
     var $last_node = $('.last_new_member').last(); // empty tr between last and add
     var next_id = $('.new_members').length;
-    $last_node.before($('<tr class="new_members">').append(_html.format(next_id)));
+    $last_node.before($('<tr class="new_members">').append(template.format(next_id, perm_type)));
     MembersAutoComplete($("#perm_new_member_name_"+next_id),
             $("#perm_container_"+next_id), users_list, groups_list);
 }
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_edit_perms.html b/kallithea/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_edit_perms.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_edit_perms.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/admin/repo_groups/repo_group_edit_perms.html
@@ -73,23 +73,7 @@ ${h.form(url('edit_repo_group_perms', gr
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                 %endfor
-
-                <%
-                _tmpl = """\
-                    <td><input type="radio" value="group.none" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td> \
-                    <td><input type="radio" value="group.read" checked="checked" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td> \
-                    <td><input type="radio" value="group.write" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td> \
-                    <td><input type="radio" value="group.admin" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td> \
-                    <td class="ac"> \
-                        <div class="perm_ac" id="perm_ac_{0}"> \
-                            <input class="yui-ac-input" id="perm_new_member_name_{0}" name="perm_new_member_name_{0}" value="" type="text"> \
-                            <input id="perm_new_member_type_{0}" name="perm_new_member_type_{0}" value="" type="hidden">  \
-                            <div id="perm_container_{0}"></div> \
-                        </div> \
-                    </td> \
-                    <td></td>"""
-                %>
-                ## ADD HERE DYNAMICALLY NEW INPUTS FROM THE '_tmpl'
+                ## New entries added by addPermAction here.
                 <tr class="new_members last_new_member" id="add_perm_input"><td colspan="6"></td></tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td colspan="6">
@@ -133,7 +117,7 @@ ${h.end_form()}
             $('#add_perm_input').hide();
         }
         $('#add_perm').click(function () {
-            addPermAction(${h.jshtml(_tmpl)}, ${h.js(c.users_array)}, ${h.js(c.user_groups_array)});
+            addPermAction('group', ${h.js(c.users_array)}, ${h.js(c.user_groups_array)});
         });
     });
 </script>
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_permissions.html b/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_permissions.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_permissions.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_permissions.html
@@ -70,23 +70,7 @@ ${h.form(url('edit_repo_perms_update', r
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                 %endfor
-
-                <%
-                _tmpl = """\
-                    <td><input type="radio" value="repository.none" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td> \
-                    <td><input type="radio" value="repository.read" checked="checked" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td> \
-                    <td><input type="radio" value="repository.write" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td> \
-                    <td><input type="radio" value="repository.admin" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td> \
-                    <td class="ac"> \
-                        <div class="perm_ac" id="perm_ac_{0}"> \
-                            <input class="yui-ac-input" id="perm_new_member_name_{0}" name="perm_new_member_name_{0}" value="" type="text"> \
-                            <input id="perm_new_member_type_{0}" name="perm_new_member_type_{0}" value="" type="hidden">  \
-                            <div id="perm_container_{0}"></div> \
-                        </div> \
-                    </td> \
-                    <td></td>"""
-                %>
-                ## ADD HERE DYNAMICALLY NEW INPUTS FROM THE '_tmpl'
+                ## New entries added by addPermAction here.
                 <tr class="new_members last_new_member" id="add_perm_input"><td colspan="6"></td></tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td colspan="6">
@@ -119,7 +103,7 @@ ${h.end_form()}
             $('#add_perm_input').hide();
         }
         $('#add_perm').click(function () {
-            addPermAction(${h.jshtml(_tmpl)}, ${h.js(c.users_array)}, ${h.js(c.user_groups_array)});
+            addPermAction('repository', ${h.js(c.users_array)}, ${h.js(c.user_groups_array)});
         });
     });
 </script>
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/admin/user_groups/user_group_edit_perms.html b/kallithea/templates/admin/user_groups/user_group_edit_perms.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/admin/user_groups/user_group_edit_perms.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/admin/user_groups/user_group_edit_perms.html
@@ -73,23 +73,7 @@ ${h.form(url('edit_user_group_perms_upda
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                 %endfor
-
-                <%
-                _tmpl = """\
-                    <td><input type="radio" value="usergroup.none" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td> \
-                    <td><input type="radio" value="usergroup.read" checked="checked" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td> \
-                    <td><input type="radio" value="usergroup.write" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td> \
-                    <td><input type="radio" value="usergroup.admin" name="perm_new_member_{0}" id="perm_new_member_{0}"></td> \
-                    <td class="ac"> \
-                        <div class="perm_ac" id="perm_ac_{0}"> \
-                            <input class="yui-ac-input" id="perm_new_member_name_{0}" name="perm_new_member_name_{0}" value="" type="text"> \
-                            <input id="perm_new_member_type_{0}" name="perm_new_member_type_{0}" value="" type="hidden">  \
-                            <div id="perm_container_{0}"></div> \
-                        </div> \
-                    </td> \
-                    <td></td>"""
-                %>
-                ## ADD HERE DYNAMICALLY NEW INPUTS FROM THE '_tmpl'
+                ## New entries added by addPermAction here.
                 <tr class="new_members last_new_member" id="add_perm_input"><td colspan="6"></td></tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td colspan="6">
@@ -122,7 +106,7 @@ ${h.end_form()}
             $('#add_perm_input').hide();
         }
         $('#add_perm').click(function () {
-            addPermAction(${h.jshtml(_tmpl)}, ${h.js(c.users_array)}, ${h.js(c.user_groups_array)});
+            addPermAction('usergroup', ${h.js(c.users_array)}, ${h.js(c.user_groups_array)});
         });
     });
 </script>