diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index 07e3d14..b94b72b 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -2088,6 +2088,23 @@ def get_project(session, name, user=None, namespace=None):
             model.Project.is_fork == False
         )
 
+    if private is False:
+        query = query.filter(
+            model.Project.private == False
+        )
+    elif isinstance(private, basestring):
+        user2 = aliased(model.User)
+        query = query.filter(
+            sqlalchemy.or_(
+                model.Project.private == False,
+                sqlalchemy.and_(
+                    model.Project.private == True,
+                    model.Project.user_id == user2.id,
+                    user2.user == private,
+                )
+            )
+        )
+
     return query.first()
 
 
diff --git a/pagure/ui/repo.py b/pagure/ui/repo.py
index cc71402..4567e2a 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/repo.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/repo.py
@@ -79,6 +79,20 @@ def view_repo(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
     repo_db = flask.g.repo
     repo_obj = flask.g.repo_obj
 
+    if authenticated():
+        private = flask.g.fas_user.username
+    else:
+        private = False
+
+    repo = pagure.lib.get_project(SESSION, repo, user=username, private=private)
+
+    if repo is None:
+        flask.abort(404, 'Project not found')
+
+    reponame = pagure.get_repo_path(repo)
+
+    repo_obj = pygit2.Repository(reponame)
+
     if not repo_obj.is_empty and not repo_obj.head_is_unborn:
         head = repo_obj.head.shorthand
     else:
@@ -140,10 +154,15 @@ def view_repo(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
 @APP.route('/fork/<username>/<namespace>/<repo>/branch/<path:branchname>')
 def view_repo_branch(repo, branchname, username=None, namespace=None):
     ''' Returns the list of branches in the repo. '''
+    if authenticated():
+        private = flask.g.fas_user.username
+    else:
+        private = False
 
     repo = flask.g.repo
     repo_obj = flask.g.repo_obj
 
+
     if branchname not in repo_obj.listall_branches():
         flask.abort(404, 'Branch not found')