diff --git a/kallithea/lib/auth.py b/kallithea/lib/auth.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/auth.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/auth.py
@@ -285,14 +285,11 @@ def _cached_perms_data(user_id, user_is_
         .filter(UserGroupMember.user_id == user_id) \
         .all()
 
-    multiple_counter = collections.defaultdict(int)
     for perm in user_repo_perms_from_users_groups:
         r_k = perm.UserGroupRepoToPerm.repository.repo_name
-        multiple_counter[r_k] += 1
+        cur_perm = permissions[RK][r_k]
         p = perm.Permission.permission_name
-        cur_perm = permissions[RK][r_k]
-        if multiple_counter[r_k] > 1:
-            p = _choose_perm(p, cur_perm)
+        p = _choose_perm(p, cur_perm)
         permissions[RK][r_k] = p
 
     # user permissions for repositories
@@ -325,14 +322,11 @@ def _cached_perms_data(user_id, user_is_
      .filter(UserGroupMember.user_id == user_id) \
      .all()
 
-    multiple_counter = collections.defaultdict(int)
     for perm in user_repo_group_perms_from_users_groups:
         g_k = perm.UserGroupRepoGroupToPerm.group.group_name
-        multiple_counter[g_k] += 1
         p = perm.Permission.permission_name
         cur_perm = permissions[GK][g_k]
-        if multiple_counter[g_k] > 1:
-            p = _choose_perm(p, cur_perm)
+        p = _choose_perm(p, cur_perm)
         permissions[GK][g_k] = p
 
     # user explicit permissions for repository groups
@@ -362,14 +356,11 @@ def _cached_perms_data(user_id, user_is_
      .filter(UserGroup.users_group_active == True) \
      .all()
 
-    multiple_counter = collections.defaultdict(int)
     for perm in user_group_user_groups_perms:
         g_k = perm.UserGroupUserGroupToPerm.target_user_group.users_group_name
-        multiple_counter[g_k] += 1
         p = perm.Permission.permission_name
         cur_perm = permissions[UK][g_k]
-        if multiple_counter[g_k] > 1:
-            p = _choose_perm(p, cur_perm)
+        p = _choose_perm(p, cur_perm)
         permissions[UK][g_k] = p
 
     # user explicit permission for user groups
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.none' # temporarily, because multiple_counter
+        assert u1_auth.permissions['repositories']['myownrepo'] == 'repository.admin'
 
     def test_owner_permissions_doesnot_get_overwritten_by_others(self):
         # create repo as USER,
diff --git a/kallithea/tests/models/test_user_group_permissions_on_repo_groups.py b/kallithea/tests/models/test_user_group_permissions_on_repo_groups.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/models/test_user_group_permissions_on_repo_groups.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/models/test_user_group_permissions_on_repo_groups.py
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ def test_user_permissions_on_group_with_
     _check_expected_count(items, repo_items, expected_count(group, True))
 
     for name, perm in repo_items:
-        check_tree_perms(name, perm, group, 'repository.none')
+        check_tree_perms(name, perm, group, 'repository.none' if name.endswith('_private') else 'repository.read')
 
     for name, perm in items:
-        check_tree_perms(name, perm, group, 'group.none')
+        check_tree_perms(name, perm, group, 'group.read')
 
 
 def test_user_permissions_on_group_with_recursive_mode_deepest():
-    ## set permission to g0_3 group to none
+    ## set permission to g0/g0_1/g0_1_1 group to write
     recursive = 'all'
     group = u'g0/g0_1/g0_1_1'
     permissions_setup_func(group, 'group.write', recursive=recursive)
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def test_user_permissions_on_group_with_
 
 
 def test_user_permissions_on_group_with_recursive_mode_only_with_repos():
-    ## set permission to g0_3 group to none
+    ## set permission to g0/g0_2 group to admin
     recursive = 'all'
     group = u'g0/g0_2'
     permissions_setup_func(group, 'group.admin', recursive=recursive)
@@ -208,4 +208,4 @@ def test_user_permissions_on_group_with_
         check_tree_perms(name, perm, group, 'repository.read')
 
     for name, perm in items:
-        check_tree_perms(name, perm, group, 'group.none')
+        check_tree_perms(name, perm, group, 'group.read')