diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/admin/repos.py b/rhodecode/controllers/admin/repos.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/admin/repos.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/admin/repos.py
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ from rhodecode.lib.base import BaseContr
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import invalidate_cache, action_logger, repo_name_slug
 from rhodecode.lib.helpers import get_token
 from rhodecode.model.meta import Session
-from rhodecode.model.db import User, Repository, UserFollowing, RepoGroup
+from rhodecode.model.db import User, Repository, UserFollowing, RepoGroup,\
+    RhodeCodeSetting
 from rhodecode.model.forms import RepoForm
 from rhodecode.model.scm import ScmModel
 from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
 from rhodecode.lib.compat import json
+from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import func
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ class ReposController(BaseController):
 
             return redirect(url('repos'))
 
+        ##override defaults for exact repo info here git/hg etc
         choices, c.landing_revs = ScmModel().get_repo_landing_revs(c.repo_info)
         c.landing_revs_choices = choices
 
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ class ReposController(BaseController):
         # url('repos')
 
         c.repos_list = Repository.query()\
-                        .order_by(Repository.repo_name)\
+                        .order_by(func.lower(Repository.repo_name))\
                         .all()
 
         repos_data = []
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ class ReposController(BaseController):
         for repo in c.repos_list:
             repos_data.append({
                 "menu": quick_menu(repo.repo_name),
-                "raw_name": repo.repo_name,
+                "raw_name": repo.repo_name.lower(),
                 "name": repo_lnk(repo.repo_name, repo.repo_type,
                                  repo.private, repo.fork),
                 "desc": repo.description,
@@ -237,7 +240,15 @@ class ReposController(BaseController):
         new_repo = request.GET.get('repo', '')
         c.new_repo = repo_name_slug(new_repo)
         self.__load_defaults()
-        return render('admin/repos/repo_add.html')
+        ## apply the defaults from defaults page
+        defaults = RhodeCodeSetting.get_default_repo_settings(strip_prefix=True)
+        return htmlfill.render(
+            render('admin/repos/repo_add.html'),
+            defaults=defaults,
+            errors={},
+            prefix_error=False,
+            encoding="UTF-8"
+        )
 
     @HasPermissionAllDecorator('hg.admin')
     def update(self, repo_name):
@@ -261,7 +272,7 @@ class ReposController(BaseController):
                          landing_revs=c.landing_revs_choices)()
         try:
             form_result = _form.to_python(dict(request.POST))
-            repo = repo_model.update(repo_name, form_result)
+            repo = repo_model.update(repo_name, **form_result)
             invalidate_cache('get_repo_cached_%s' % repo_name)
             h.flash(_('Repository %s updated successfully') % repo_name,
                     category='success')