diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/forks.py b/rhodecode/controllers/forks.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/forks.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/forks.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class ForksController(BaseRepoController
 
     def forks(self, repo_name):
         p = int(request.params.get('page', 1))
-        repo_id = Repository.by_repo_name(repo_name).repo_id
+        repo_id = c.rhodecode_db_repo.repo_id
         d = Repository.get_repo_forks(repo_id)
         c.forks_pager = Page(d, page=p, items_per_page=20)