diff --git a/ev-server/pagure_stream_server.py b/ev-server/pagure_stream_server.py
index 2baa592..66f62aa 100644
--- a/ev-server/pagure_stream_server.py
+++ b/ev-server/pagure_stream_server.py
@@ -144,9 +144,8 @@ def get_obj_from_path(path):
     """ Return the Ticket or Request object based on the path provided.
     """
     (username, namespace, reponame, objtype, objid) = _parse_path(path)
-    repo = pagure.lib.get_project(
-        pagure.SESSION, reponame, user=username, namespace=namespace)
-
+    repo = pagure.get_authorized_project(pagure.SESSION, reponame,
+                                         user=username, namespace=namespace)
     if repo is None:
         raise PagureEvException("Project '%s' not found" % reponame)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_user.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_user.py
index 7ad67e9..f668e4f 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_user.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_user.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiUSertests(tests.Modeltests):
         api when the user only did one action. """
 
         tests.create_projects(self.session)
-        repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
+        repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test')
 
         now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
         date = now.date().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_app.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_app.py
index e04d64a..77522e0 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_app.py
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApptests(tests.Modeltests):
         """Test the view_user_requests endpoint. """
         # Create the PR
         tests.create_projects(self.session)
-        repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
+        repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test')
         req = pagure.lib.new_pull_request(
             session=self.session,
             repo_from=repo,
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApptests(tests.Modeltests):
             hook_token='aaabbbttt',
         )
         self.session.add(item)
-        repo = pagure.lib.get_project(
+        repo = pagure.lib._get_project(
             self.session, 'test_fork', user='pingou')
 
         req = pagure.lib.new_pull_request(
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApptests(tests.Modeltests):
         """Test the view_user_issues endpoint when the user exists."""
         # Create the issue
         tests.create_projects(self.session)
-        repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
+        repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test')
         msg = pagure.lib.new_issue(
             session=self.session,
             repo=repo,
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApptests(tests.Modeltests):
             hook_token='aaabbbttt',
         )
         self.session.add(item)
-        repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test_fork', user='foo')
+        repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test_fork', user='foo')
 
         msg = pagure.lib.new_issue(
             session=self.session,
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_issues.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_issues.py
index bb47299..f0b649b 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_issues.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_issues.py
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ class PagureFlaskIssuestests(tests.Modeltests):
                 '<title>Issue #1: Test issue - test - Pagure</title>',
                 output.data)
 
-            repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
+            repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test')
             issue = pagure.lib.search_issues(self.session, repo, issueid=1)
             self.assertEqual(issue.depending_text, [])
             self.assertEqual(issue.blocking_text, [])
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_priorities.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_priorities.py
index 34a843f..b52c056 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_priorities.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_priorities.py
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class PagureFlaskPrioritiestests(tests.Modeltests):
         tests.create_projects_git(os.path.join(self.path), bare=True)
 
         # Start from scrach on priorities
-        repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
+        repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test')
         self.assertEqual(repo.priorities, {})
 
         user = tests.FakeUser()
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class PagureFlaskPrioritiestests(tests.Modeltests):
             self.assertIn('<h3>Settings for test</h3>', output.data)
 
             # Check the result of the action -- Priority recorded
-            repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
+            repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test')
             self.assertEqual(
                 repo.priorities,
                 {u'': u'', u'1': u'High', u'2': u'Normal', u'3': u'Low'}
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ class PagureFlaskPrioritiestests(tests.Modeltests):
             self.assertNotIn('<option value="1">High</option>', output.data)
 
             # Check the result of the action -- Priority recorded
-            repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
+            repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test')
             self.assertEqual(repo.priorities, {})
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_quick_reply.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_quick_reply.py
index 58a9882..3df52b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_quick_reply.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_quick_reply.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class PagureFlaskQuickReplytest(tests.Modeltests):
 
         self.admin = tests.FakeUser(username='pingou')
         self.user = tests.FakeUser(username='ralph')
-        self.repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
+        self.repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test')
 
     def disable_issues_and_pull_requests(self):
         """Disable both issues and pull requests."""
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class PagureFlaskQuickReplytest(tests.Modeltests):
             self.assertIn(notice, output.data)
 
     def assertQuickReplies(self, quick_replies, project='test'):
-        repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, project)
+        repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, project)
         self.assertEqual(repo.quick_replies, quick_replies)
 
     def assertQuickReplyLinks(self, output):
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class PagureFlaskQuickReplytest(tests.Modeltests):
 
     def test_update_quick_replies_empty_to_reset(self):
         # Set some quick replies
-        repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
+        repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test')
         repo.quick_replies = ['Ship it!', 'Nah.']
         self.session.add(repo)
         self.session.commit()
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_lib_git.py b/tests/test_pagure_lib_git.py
index 42df2a6..c731eda 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_lib_git.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_lib_git.py
@@ -2579,7 +2579,7 @@ index 0000000..60f7480
         """ Test the update_custom_fields_from_json method of lib.git """
 
         tests.create_projects(self.session)
-        repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
+        repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test')
 
         # Create issues to play with
         pagure.lib.new_issue(
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_lib_notify_email.py b/tests/test_pagure_lib_notify_email.py
index 26371cd..ef40744 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_lib_notify_email.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_lib_notify_email.py
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ class PagureLibNotifyEmailtests(tests.Modeltests):
 
         self.user1 = pagure.lib.get_user(self.session, 'pingou')
         self.user2 = pagure.lib.get_user(self.session, 'foo')
-        self.project1 = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
-        self.project2 = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test2')
-        self.project3 = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test3', namespace='somenamespace')
+        self.project1 = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test')
+        self.project2 = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test2')
+        self.project3 = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test3', namespace='somenamespace')
 
         # Create a forked repo, should be project #4
         # Not using fork_project as it tries to do a git clone
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class PagureLibNotifyEmailtests(tests.Modeltests):
         )
         self.session.add(item)
         self.session.commit()
-        self.forkedproject = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test', user='foo')
+        self.forkedproject = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test', user='foo')
 
         # Report an issue on project #1
         self.issue1 = pagure.lib.new_issue(
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_lib_watch_list.py b/tests/test_pagure_lib_watch_list.py
index 70be7b8..bfddc0a 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_lib_watch_list.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_lib_watch_list.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class PagureLibGetWatchListtests(tests.Modeltests):
             email='bar@bar.com')
         self.session.add(item)
 
-        project = pagure.lib.get_project(
+        project = pagure.lib._get_project(
             self.session, 'test3', namespace='ns')
         msg = pagure.lib.add_user_to_project(
             session=self.session,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class PagureLibGetWatchListtests(tests.Modeltests):
         self.session.commit()
         self.assertEqual(msg, 'User `bar` added to the group `foo`.')
 
-        project = pagure.lib.get_project(
+        project = pagure.lib._get_project(
             self.session, 'test3', namespace='ns')
 
         # Add group to project
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class PagureLibGetWatchListtests(tests.Modeltests):
             email='bar@bar.com')
         self.session.add(item)
 
-        project = pagure.lib.get_project(
+        project = pagure.lib._get_project(
             self.session, 'test3', namespace='ns')
         msg = pagure.lib.add_user_to_project(
             session=self.session,
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class PagureLibGetWatchListtests(tests.Modeltests):
             email='bar@bar.com')
         self.session.add(item)
 
-        project = pagure.lib.get_project(
+        project = pagure.lib._get_project(
             self.session, 'test3', namespace='ns')
         msg = pagure.lib.add_user_to_project(
             session=self.session,
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class PagureLibGetWatchListtests(tests.Modeltests):
         self.session.add(item)
 
         # Set the user `bar` to watch the project
-        project = pagure.lib.get_project(
+        project = pagure.lib._get_project(
             self.session, 'test3', namespace='ns')
         msg = pagure.lib.update_watch_status(
             session=self.session,
diff --git a/tests/test_stream_server.py b/tests/test_stream_server.py
index 411df62..0db4ccb 100644
--- a/tests/test_stream_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_stream_server.py
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ class StreamingServerTests(tests.Modeltests):
 
         # Setup projects
         tests.create_projects(self.session)
-        self.repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
-        self.repo2 = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test2')
+        self.repo = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test')
+        self.repo2 = pagure.lib._get_project(self.session, 'test2')
 
         # Disable repo 2's issue tracker and PR tracker
         pagure.lib.update_project_settings(