diff --git a/pagure/api/project.py b/pagure/api/project.py
index 81d1f7c..6a53383 100644
--- a/pagure/api/project.py
+++ b/pagure/api/project.py
@@ -945,6 +945,8 @@ def api_modify_project(repo, namespace=None):
         raise pagure.exceptions.APIError(
             400, error_code=APIERROR.EDBERROR)
 
+    pagure.lib.git.generate_gitolite_acls(project=project)
+
     return flask.jsonify(project.to_json(public=False, api=True))