diff --git a/pagure/__init__.py b/pagure/__init__.py
index 8d1f61e..e6fb234 100644
--- a/pagure/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/__init__.py
@@ -374,12 +374,22 @@ def is_repo_user(repo_obj):
     ) or (user in usergrps)
 
 
-def get_authorized_project(session, repo, user=None, namespace=None):
-    """ Return repo object if repo is public,
-        if repo is private and user is authorized to
-        view repo object is returned else None
+def get_authorized_project(session, project_name, user=None, namespace=None):
+    """ Retrieving the project with user permission constraint
+
+        :param session: The SQLAlchemy session to use
+        :type  session: sqlalchemy.orm.session.Session
+        :param project_name: Name of the project on pagure
+        :type  project_name: String
+        :param user: Pagure username
+        :type  user: String
+        :param namespace: Pagure namespace
+        :type  namespace: String
+        :return: The project object if project is public or user has
+                  permissions for the project else it returns None
+        :rtype:  pagure.lib.models.project
     """
-    repo = pagure.lib._get_project(session, repo, user, namespace)
+    repo = pagure.lib._get_project(session, project_name, user, namespace)
 
     if repo and repo.private and not is_repo_admin(repo):
         return None