diff --git a/pagure/__init__.py b/pagure/__init__.py
index 511e09a..c67a703 100644
--- a/pagure/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/__init__.py
@@ -374,6 +374,16 @@ def is_repo_user(repo_obj):
     ) or (user in usergrps)
 
 
+def get_authorized_project(session, repo, user=None):
+    """ Return the projects for which the logged in user is authorize to view. """
+    repo = pagure.lib.get_project(session, repo, user)
+
+    if repo and repo.private and not is_repo_admin(repo):
+        return None
+
+    return repo
+
+
 def generate_user_key_files():
     """ Regenerate the key files used by gitolite.
     """
diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index ca699e6..0237880 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -2097,13 +2097,7 @@ def get_project(session, name, user=None, namespace=None):
             model.Project.is_fork == False
         )
 
-    project = query.first()
-
-    if project and is_repo_admin:
-        if project.private and not is_repo_admin(project):
-            return None
-
-    return project
+    return query.first()
 
 
 def search_issues(
diff --git a/pagure/ui/repo.py b/pagure/ui/repo.py
index 64a02be..2846362 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/repo.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/repo.py
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ import pagure.lib.plugins
 import pagure.forms
 import pagure
 import pagure.ui.plugins
-from pagure import (APP, SESSION, LOG, __get_file_in_tree, login_required,
-                    admin_session_timedout)
 from pagure.lib import encoding_utils
+from pagure import (APP, SESSION, LOG, __get_file_in_tree, login_required,
+                    is_repo_admin, admin_session_timedout, authenticated,
+                    get_authorized_project)
 
 
 @APP.route('/<repo>.git')