diff --git a/pylons_app/model/repo_model.py b/pylons_app/model/repo_model.py
--- a/pylons_app/model/repo_model.py
+++ b/pylons_app/model/repo_model.py
@@ -16,21 +16,20 @@
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
 # MA  02110-1301, USA.
-
 """
 Created on Jun 5, 2010
 model for handling repositories actions
 @author: marcink
 """
-from pylons_app.model.meta import Session
+from datetime import datetime
+from pylons import app_globals as g
+from pylons_app.lib.utils import check_repo
 from pylons_app.model.db import Repository, Repo2Perm, User, Permission
-import shutil
+from pylons_app.model.meta import Session
+import logging
 import os
-from datetime import datetime
-from pylons_app.lib.utils import check_repo
-from pylons import app_globals as g
+import shutil
 import traceback
-import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class RepoModel(object):
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ class RepoModel(object):
         self.sa = Session()
     
     def get(self, id):
-        return self.sa.query(Repository).get(id)
+        return self.sa.query(Repository).filter(Repository.repo_name == id).scalar()
         
     def get_users_js(self):
         
@@ -51,42 +50,49 @@ class RepoModel(object):
         return users_array        
         
     
-    def update(self, repo_id, form_data):
+    def update(self, repo_name, form_data):
         try:
-            if repo_id != form_data['repo_name']:
-                #rename our data
-                self.__rename_repo(repo_id, form_data['repo_name'])
-            cur_repo = self.sa.query(Repository).get(repo_id)
-            for k, v in form_data.items():
-                if k == 'user':
-                    cur_repo.user_id = v
-                else:
-                    setattr(cur_repo, k, v)
-            
+
             #update permissions
             for username, perm in form_data['perms_updates']:
                 r2p = self.sa.query(Repo2Perm)\
                         .filter(Repo2Perm.user == self.sa.query(User)\
                                 .filter(User.username == username).one())\
-                        .filter(Repo2Perm.repository == repo_id).one()
+                        .filter(Repo2Perm.repository == self.get(repo_name))\
+                        .one()
                 
                 r2p.permission_id = self.sa.query(Permission).filter(
                                                 Permission.permission_name == 
                                                 perm).one().permission_id
                 self.sa.add(r2p)
             
+            #set new permissions
             for username, perm in form_data['perms_new']:
                 r2p = Repo2Perm()
-                r2p.repository = repo_id
+                r2p.repository = self.get(repo_name)
                 r2p.user = self.sa.query(User)\
                                 .filter(User.username == username).one()
                 
                 r2p.permission_id = self.sa.query(Permission).filter(
-                                                Permission.permission_name == 
-                                                perm).one().permission_id
+                                        Permission.permission_name == perm)\
+                                        .one().permission_id
                 self.sa.add(r2p)
-                                    
+            
+            #update current repo
+            cur_repo = self.get(repo_name)
+             
+            for k, v in form_data.items():
+                if k == 'user':
+                    cur_repo.user_id = v
+                else:
+                    setattr(cur_repo, k, v)
+                                                        
             self.sa.add(cur_repo)
+            
+            if repo_name != form_data['repo_name']:
+                #rename our data
+                self.__rename_repo(repo_name, form_data['repo_name'])            
+            
             self.sa.commit()
         except:
             log.error(traceback.format_exc())
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ class RepoModel(object):
                 
             new_repo.user_id = cur_user.user_id
             self.sa.add(new_repo)
-
+            
             #create default permission
             repo2perm = Repo2Perm()
             default_perm = 'repository.none' if form_data['private'] \
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ class RepoModel(object):
                     .filter(Permission.permission_name == default_perm)\
                     .one().permission_id
                         
-            repo2perm.repository = repo_name
+            repo2perm.repository_id = new_repo.repo_id
             repo2perm.user_id = self.sa.query(User)\
                     .filter(User.username == 'default').one().user_id 
             
@@ -133,10 +139,12 @@ class RepoModel(object):
             log.error(traceback.format_exc())
             self.sa.rollback()
             raise
+        
     def delete_perm_user(self, form_data, repo_name):
         try:
-            r2p = self.sa.query(Repo2Perm).filter(Repo2Perm.repository == repo_name)\
-            .filter(Repo2Perm.user_id == form_data['user_id']).delete()
+            self.sa.query(Repo2Perm)\
+                .filter(Repo2Perm.repository == self.get(repo_name))\
+                .filter(Repo2Perm.user_id == form_data['user_id']).delete()
             self.sa.commit()
         except:
             log.error(traceback.format_exc())