diff --git a/kallithea/config/routing.py b/kallithea/config/routing.py
--- a/kallithea/config/routing.py
+++ b/kallithea/config/routing.py
@@ -587,9 +587,9 @@ def make_map(config):
     rmap.connect("edit_repo_remote", "/{repo_name:.*?}/settings/remote",
                  controller='admin/repos', action="edit_remote",
                  conditions=dict(method=["GET"], function=check_repo))
-    rmap.connect("edit_repo_remote", "/{repo_name:.*?}/settings/remote",
+    rmap.connect("edit_repo_remote_update", "/{repo_name:.*?}/settings/remote",
                  controller='admin/repos', action="edit_remote",
-                 conditions=dict(method=["PUT"], function=check_repo))
+                 conditions=dict(method=["POST"], function=check_repo))
 
     rmap.connect("edit_repo_statistics", "/{repo_name:.*?}/settings/statistics",
                  controller='admin/repos', action="edit_statistics",
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_remote.html b/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_remote.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_remote.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_remote.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <div style="font-size: 20px; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px">
    ${_('Remote repository URL')}: <a href="${c.repo_info.clone_uri}">${c.repo_info.clone_uri_hidden}</a></li>
 </div>
-${h.form(url('edit_repo_remote', repo_name=c.repo_name), method='put')}
+${h.form(url('edit_repo_remote_update', repo_name=c.repo_name))}
 <div class="form">
     <div class="fields">
         ${h.submit('remote_pull_%s' % c.repo_info.repo_name,