diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_repos.py b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_repos.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_repos.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_repos.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+from rhodecode.model.db import Repository
 from rhodecode.tests import *
 
 class TestReposController(TestController):
 
     def test_index(self):
+        self.log_user()
         response = self.app.get(url('repos'))
         # Test response...
 
@@ -10,9 +12,35 @@ class TestReposController(TestController
         response = self.app.get(url('formatted_repos', format='xml'))
 
     def test_create(self):
-        response = self.app.post(url('repos'))
+        self.log_user()
+        repo_name = 'vcs_test_new'
+        description = 'description for newly created repo'
+        private = False
+        response = self.app.post(url('repos'), {'repo_name':repo_name,
+                                               'description':description,
+                                               'private':private})
+
+        print response
+        
+        #test if we have a message that fork is ok
+        assert '''created repository %s''' % (repo_name) in response.session['flash'][0], 'No flash message about new repo'
+                      
+        #test if the fork was created in the database
+        new_repo = self.sa.query(Repository).filter(Repository.repo_name == repo_name).one()
+        
+        assert new_repo.repo_name == repo_name, 'wrong name of repo name in db'
+        assert new_repo.description == description, 'wrong description'
+        
+        #test if repository is visible in the list ?
+        response = response.follow()
+        
+        assert repo_name in response.body, 'missing new repo from the main repos list'
+        
+                
+
 
     def test_new(self):
+        self.log_user()
         response = self.app.get(url('new_repo'))
 
     def test_new_as_xml(self):
@@ -31,6 +59,7 @@ class TestReposController(TestController
         response = self.app.post(url('repo', repo_name='vcs_test'), params=dict(_method='delete'))
 
     def test_show(self):
+        self.log_user()
         response = self.app.get(url('repo', repo_name='vcs_test'))
 
     def test_show_as_xml(self):