diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
index daaa3d59856..af320a39ebf 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
@@ -310,14 +310,13 @@ func EditIssue(ctx *context.APIContext, form api.EditIssueOption) {
 	}
 
 	// Update the deadline
-	var deadlineUnix util.TimeStamp
 	if form.Deadline != nil && !form.Deadline.IsZero() && ctx.Repo.CanWrite(models.UnitTypeIssues) {
-		deadlineUnix = util.TimeStamp(form.Deadline.Unix())
-	}
-
-	if err := models.UpdateIssueDeadline(issue, deadlineUnix, ctx.User); err != nil {
-		ctx.Error(500, "UpdateIssueDeadline", err)
-		return
+		deadlineUnix := util.TimeStamp(form.Deadline.Unix())
+		if err := models.UpdateIssueDeadline(issue, deadlineUnix, ctx.User); err != nil {
+			ctx.Error(500, "UpdateIssueDeadline", err)
+			return
+		}
+		issue.DeadlineUnix = deadlineUnix
 	}
 
 	// Add/delete assignees
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
index d99c9a00c99..4ad3479fd09 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
@@ -375,14 +375,13 @@ func EditPullRequest(ctx *context.APIContext, form api.EditPullRequestOption) {
 	}
 
 	// Update Deadline
-	var deadlineUnix util.TimeStamp
 	if form.Deadline != nil && !form.Deadline.IsZero() {
-		deadlineUnix = util.TimeStamp(form.Deadline.Unix())
-	}
-
-	if err := models.UpdateIssueDeadline(issue, deadlineUnix, ctx.User); err != nil {
-		ctx.Error(500, "UpdateIssueDeadline", err)
-		return
+		deadlineUnix := util.TimeStamp(form.Deadline.Unix())
+		if err := models.UpdateIssueDeadline(issue, deadlineUnix, ctx.User); err != nil {
+			ctx.Error(500, "UpdateIssueDeadline", err)
+			return
+		}
+		issue.DeadlineUnix = deadlineUnix
 	}
 
 	// Add/delete assignees