diff --git a/pylons_app/controllers/admin/settings.py b/pylons_app/controllers/admin/settings.py
--- a/pylons_app/controllers/admin/settings.py
+++ b/pylons_app/controllers/admin/settings.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class SettingsController(BaseController)
                     
         return redirect(url('my_account'))
     
-    @HasPermissionAnyDecorator('repository.create', 'hg.admin')
+    @HasPermissionAnyDecorator('hg.admin', 'hg.create.repository')
     def create_repository(self):
         """GET /_admin/create_repository: Form to create a new item"""
         new_repo = request.GET.get('repo', '')