diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index 3eb7203..3f4a35e 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -5015,7 +5015,7 @@ def get_authorized_project(
         case=pagure_config.get('CASE_SENSITIVE', False)
     )
 
-    if repo and repo.private and not pagure.utils.is_repo_admin(repo):
+    if repo and repo.private and not pagure.utils.is_repo_user(repo):
         return None
 
     return repo