diff --git a/cmd/serv.go b/cmd/serv.go
index 0b1ddc32771..277790d4cad 100644
--- a/cmd/serv.go
+++ b/cmd/serv.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func runServ(c *cli.Context) error {
 					user.Name, requestedMode, repoPath)
 			}
 
-			if !repo.CheckUnitUser(user.ID, unitType) {
+			if !repo.CheckUnitUser(user.ID, user.IsAdmin, unitType) {
 				fail("You do not have allowed for this action",
 					"User %s does not have allowed access to repository %s 's code",
 					user.Name, repoPath)
diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index e1b70145516..0c755241cee 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ func (repo *Repository) getUnits(e Engine) (err error) {
 }
 
 // CheckUnitUser check whether user could visit the unit of this repository
-func (repo *Repository) CheckUnitUser(userID int64, unitType UnitType) bool {
-	if err := repo.getUnitsByUserID(x, userID); err != nil {
+func (repo *Repository) CheckUnitUser(userID int64, isAdmin bool, unitType UnitType) bool {
+	if err := repo.getUnitsByUserID(x, userID, isAdmin); err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -344,11 +344,11 @@ func (repo *Repository) CheckUnitUser(userID int64, unitType UnitType) bool {
 }
 
 // LoadUnitsByUserID loads units according userID's permissions
-func (repo *Repository) LoadUnitsByUserID(userID int64) error {
-	return repo.getUnitsByUserID(x, userID)
+func (repo *Repository) LoadUnitsByUserID(userID int64, isAdmin bool) error {
+	return repo.getUnitsByUserID(x, userID, isAdmin)
 }
 
-func (repo *Repository) getUnitsByUserID(e Engine, userID int64) (err error) {
+func (repo *Repository) getUnitsByUserID(e Engine, userID int64, isAdmin bool) (err error) {
 	if repo.Units != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getUnitsByUserID(e Engine, userID int64) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !repo.Owner.IsOrganization() || userID == 0 {
+	if !repo.Owner.IsOrganization() || userID == 0 || isAdmin {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/context/repo.go b/modules/context/repo.go
index 555513c9e16..a59dc7da280 100644
--- a/modules/context/repo.go
+++ b/modules/context/repo.go
@@ -496,11 +496,16 @@ func RequireRepoWriter() macaron.Handler {
 // LoadRepoUnits loads repsitory's units, it should be called after repository and user loaded
 func LoadRepoUnits() macaron.Handler {
 	return func(ctx *Context) {
+		var isAdmin bool
+		if ctx.User != nil && ctx.User.IsAdmin {
+			isAdmin = true
+		}
+
 		var userID int64
 		if ctx.User != nil {
 			userID = ctx.User.ID
 		}
-		err := ctx.Repo.Repository.LoadUnitsByUserID(userID)
+		err := ctx.Repo.Repository.LoadUnitsByUserID(userID, isAdmin)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.Handle(500, "LoadUnitsByUserID", err)
 			return
diff --git a/routers/repo/http.go b/routers/repo/http.go
index b1c7cbbdb82..0bea513eff1 100644
--- a/routers/repo/http.go
+++ b/routers/repo/http.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func HTTP(ctx *context.Context) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if !repo.CheckUnitUser(authUser.ID, unitType) {
+		if !repo.CheckUnitUser(authUser.ID, authUser.IsAdmin, unitType) {
 			ctx.HandleText(http.StatusForbidden, fmt.Sprintf("User %s does not have allowed access to repository %s 's code",
 				authUser.Name, repo.RepoPath()))
 			return