diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/branches.py b/rhodecode/controllers/branches.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/branches.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/branches.py
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class BranchesController(BaseRepoController):
 
+    def __before__(self):
+        super(BranchesController, self).__before__()
+
     @LoginRequired()
     @HasRepoPermissionAnyDecorator('repository.read', 'repository.write',
                                    'repository.admin')
-    def __before__(self):
-        super(BranchesController, self).__before__()
-
     def index(self):
 
         def _branchtags(localrepo):
@@ -72,5 +72,4 @@ class BranchesController(BaseRepoControl
                                              key=lambda ctx: ctx[0],
                                              reverse=False))
 
-
         return render('branches/branches.html')